Babergh
Babergh is a hundred in Suffolk, situated in the south of the county, adjacent to the border with Essex. It is bounded by Risbridge to the west; by Thingoe to the north-west; by Thedwestry to the north; by Cosford to the north-east; by Samford to the south-east; and by Essex to the south. It had a population of 46,823 in 2011.
It contains the following ancient parishes:
- Acton
- Alpheton
- Assington
- Boxford (part)*
- Boxted
- Brent Eleigh
- Bures St Mary (part)†
- Cavendish
- Chilton
- Cockfield
- Edwardstone
- Glemsford
- Great Cornard
- Great Waldingfield
- Groton
- Hartest
- Lavenham
- Lawshall
- Little Cornard
- Little Waldingfield
- Long Melford
- Milden
- Monks Eleigh
- Nayland
- Newton near Sudbury
- Polstead
- Preston
- Shimpling
- Somerton
- Stanstead
- Stoke by Nayland
- Sudbury All Saints, St Bartholemew, St Peter, St Gregory
- Wissington
*: Hadleigh hamlet in Cosford hundred.
†: Extends into Essex.
| Hundreds of Suffolk |
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Babergh • Blackbourn • Blything • Bosmere and Claydon • Carlford • Colneis • Cosford • Hartismere • Hoxne • Lackford • Loes • Mutford and Lothingland • Plomesgate • Risbridge • Samford • Stow • Thedwestry • Thingoe • Thredling • Wangford • Wilford |