Monks Eleigh
| Monks Eleigh | |
| Suffolk | |
|---|---|
 Monks Eleigh | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 52°4’59"N, 0°52’1"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 505 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Ipswich |
| Postcode: | IP7 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Babergh |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Suffolk |
Monks Eleigh is a village and parish in the Babergh hundred of Suffolk, situated on the tributary to the River Brett in a rural area. The parish contains the hamlets of Swingleton Green and Stackyard Green.
Notable buildings
The parish church, St Peter, is on the site of a Saxon church and has a 15th-century tower which can be seen from the surrounding countryside. It is a Grade-I listed building. Some houses round the village green on Church Hill date back to the 16th century, as does the Swan Inn.
Monks Eleigh Congregational Chapel, on Brent Eleigh Road, was founded in 1820. It is now a United Reformed Church church. Church books, including the history of the church, minutes, collection accounts, registers and membership roll, for the period 1824 to 1924, are held by the National Archives.[2]
The Fenn is a Grade-II* listed Georgian house at Swingleton Green.
Modern buildings include the village hall on Church Green. There is also a community shop and post office next to the Swan Inn on the main Brent Eleigh Road.
Swingleton Green
Swingleton Green is a hamlet in the parish. It is located on a minor road called Back Lane which runs just by the A1141 road. Nearby settlements include the villages of Monks Eleigh, Brent Eleigh, Chelsworth and Milden. The A1141 road and the B1115 road run nearby.
References
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Monks Eleigh) |
- Monks Eleigh Parish Council
- St.Peter, Monks Eleigh
- Monks Eleigh in the 19th century
- The Stour from Source to Sea, and tributaries
- Monks Eleigh at genuki
