Babergh

Babergh Hundred shown within Suffolk

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.