Babergh Hundred

Babergh was a hundred of Suffolk, consisting of 71,882 acres (290.90 km2). Its name survives in that of Babergh District, the local government district of southern Suffolk that includes the former hundred as well as those of Cosford and Samford.

It consisted of the land to the north, east and south east of Sudbury, the hundred's largest town, and its southern boundary forms the border with Essex. The majority of the land is rural.

It was listed as Baberga in the Domesday Book and the name is believed to mean "Mound of a man called Babba".[1]

The name derives from Babergh Heath, an area of land around the villages of Great and Little Waldingfield. The village of Great Waldingfield is home to Babergh Hall, the ancient meeting place of the hundred.[2]

Parishes
Suffolk hundreds

Babergh Hundred consisted of the following 33 parishes:[3]

Parish Area (acres)
Acton2729
Alpheton1212
Assington2974
Boxford1802
Boxted1367
Brent Eleigh1625
Bures St Mary2542
Cavendish3393
Chilton868
Cockfield3626
Edwardstone1872
Glemsford2293
Great Cornard1550
Great Waldingfield2424
Groton1572
Hartest1964
Lavenham2812
Lawshall2907
Little Cornard1600
Little Waldingfield1700
Long Melford5186
Milden1332
Monks Eleigh2099
Nayland942
Newton2198
Polstead3402
Preston1970
Shimpling2699
Somerton1040
Stanstead1162
Stoke-by-Nayland4600
Sudbury1250
Wiston1170

References
  1. A. D. Mills (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names.
  2. "Little Waldingfield Conservation Area" (PDF). Babergh District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2011.
  3. 1841 Census

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