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'''Barking''' is a village in [[Suffolk]], 2 miles west of [[Needham Market]] on the B1078 road. The village is linear along the road with its centre being around the area known as Barking Tye and away from the large village church of St Mary.<ref name=knott>[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/barking.htm St Mary, Barking], Suffolk churches website. Retrieved 2013-01-25.</ref> | '''Barking''' is a village in [[Suffolk]], 2 miles west of [[Needham Market]] on the B1078 road. The village is linear along the road with its centre being around the area known as Barking Tye and away from the large village church of St Mary.<ref name=knott>[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/barking.htm St Mary, Barking], Suffolk churches website. Retrieved 2013-01-25.</ref> | ||
The parish church is St Mary's. The church has a peal of six bells that hang the church of St Mary with the largest weighing 11cwt - 1qr - 7lb.<ref name= | The parish church is St Mary's. The church has a peal of six bells that hang the church of St Mary with the largest weighing 11cwt - 1qr - 7lb.<ref name=dove>[http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?DoveID=BARKING+SU Dove's Guide], Retrieved 2013-04-14.</ref> All 6 bells were recast and rehung in 1911 by Alfred Bowell.<ref name=dove/> | ||
==Woods== | ==Woods== | ||
Barking Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest made up of a number of wooded areas mainly to the south of the village. | Barking Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest made up of a number of wooded areas mainly to the south of the village. These are ancient woodlands documented since the 13th century and including many coppiced and pollarded Oak and Ash trees covering a total of 235 acres.<ref name=sssi>{{sssi|1002317|Barking Woods}}</ref> | ||
One of the sites has active badger setts. Suffolk Wildlife Trust owns part of the largest of the wooded areas, Bonny Woods, which it operates as a nature reserve of | One of the sites has active badger setts. Suffolk Wildlife Trust owns part of the largest of the wooded areas, Bonny Woods, which it operates as a nature reserve of 49 acres, maintaining the coppiced woodland as a series of habitats.<ref name=swt>[http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves-and-visitor-centres/bonny-wood/ Bonny Wood], Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2013-01-25.</ref> | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:48, 30 November 2024
| Barking | |
| Suffolk | |
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 Barking church | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 52°8’13"N, 1°1’34"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 440 (2001) |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Mid Suffolk |
Barking is a village in Suffolk, 2 miles west of Needham Market on the B1078 road. The village is linear along the road with its centre being around the area known as Barking Tye and away from the large village church of St Mary.[1]
The parish church is St Mary's. The church has a peal of six bells that hang the church of St Mary with the largest weighing 11cwt - 1qr - 7lb.[2] All 6 bells were recast and rehung in 1911 by Alfred Bowell.[2]
Woods
Barking Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest made up of a number of wooded areas mainly to the south of the village. These are ancient woodlands documented since the 13th century and including many coppiced and pollarded Oak and Ash trees covering a total of 235 acres.[3]
One of the sites has active badger setts. Suffolk Wildlife Trust owns part of the largest of the wooded areas, Bonny Woods, which it operates as a nature reserve of 49 acres, maintaining the coppiced woodland as a series of habitats.[4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Barking, Suffolk) |
References
- ↑ St Mary, Barking, Suffolk churches website. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dove's Guide, Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Barking Woods
- ↑ Bonny Wood, Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2013-01-25.