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Monks Risbridge is a former civil parish now in the parish of Barnardiston, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. In 1971 the parish had a population of 0. [1]
The name "Risbridge" means 'Brushwood bridge'. [2] Monks Risbridge was an extra-parochial area, it became a civil parish in 1858. [3] In 1889 it became part of the administrative county of West Suffolk, in 1894 it became part of Clare Rural District. In 1974 it became part of the non-metropolitan district of St Edmundsbury in the non-metropolitan county of Suffolk. On 1 April 1988 the parish was abolished and merged with Barnardiston. [4] In 2019 the area became part of West Suffolk district.
Monks Risbridge was given by Thomas de Woodstock, Earl of Buckingham and Duke of Gloucester to Pleshy College. [5]
The Metropolitan Borough of Stepney was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London created in 1900. In 1965 it became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Clare Rural District was a rural district in the county of West Suffolk, England. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894, comprising those parishes in the Risbridge rural sanitary district which were in Suffolk.
Saxmundham is a market town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is set in the valley of the River Fromus about 18 miles (29 km) north-east of Ipswich and 5 miles (8 km) west of the coast at Sizewell. The town is bypassed by the main A12 road between London and Lowestoft. The town is served by Saxmundham railway station on the East Suffolk Line between Ipswich and Lowestoft. In 2011 the parish had a population of 3644.
Bradwell Abbey or Bradwell Priory is a scheduled monument, urban studies site, district and former civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The site was once the location of a Benedictine priory, founded in 1155.
Barnardiston is a village and parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is located about four miles north-east of Haverhill off the A143. In 2011 the parish had a population of 168.
Boxford is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England. Located around six miles east of Sudbury straddling the River Box and skirted by the Holbrook. The parish includes the hamlets of Calais Street, Hagmore Green and Stone Street. In 2021 the built-up area had a population of 833. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1403. The parish borders Assington, Edwardstone, Groton, Kersey, Newton and Polstead. There are 87 listed buildings in Boxford. Boxford became a conservation area in 1973.
Glemsford is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district in Suffolk, England, near the town of Sudbury. Glemsford is located near the River Glem and the River Stour also flows nearby. Glemsford is surrounded by arable farmland and is not far from historic Suffolk villages such as Lavenham and Long Melford. In 2021 it had a population of 3693.
Little Saxham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of The Saxhams, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The village appears as Sexham in the Domesday Book and as Saxham Parva in 1254. In 1961 the parish had a population of 92. On 1 April 1988 the parish was merged with Great Saxham to form "The Saxhams".
Edwardstone is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The parish contains the hamlets of Mill Green, Priory Green, Round Maple and Sherbourne Street, and Edwardstone Woods, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. In 2021 the parish had a population of 375. The parish borders Boxford, Great Waldingfield, Groton, Little Waldingfield, Milden and Newton.
Milden is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in Suffolk, England. Located around 4+1⁄2 miles from Sudbury. In 2021 the parish had a population of 118. The parish borders Brent Eleigh, Edwardstone, Groton, Lindsey, Little Waldingfield and Monks Eleigh. There are 18 listed buildings in Milden. St Peter's Church is a Grade I listed building.
Great Saxham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of The Saxhams, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The village appears as Sexham in the Domesday Book of 1086, and Saxham Magna in 1254. Saxham Hall is situated in the village. In 1961 the parish had a population of 189. On 1 April 1988 the parish was merged with Little Saxham to form "The Saxhams".
Stansfield is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located seven miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2011 its population was 221. The village has an Anglican church dedicated to All Saints. In 1870, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stansfield as
Ousden is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It is located around 6 miles (10 km) west of Bury St Edmunds and 72 miles (116 km) north of London, and as of 2011, its population is 266. The village has an Anglican church of St Peter's and a chapel in the cemetery dedicated to St Barnabas.
The Barnardistons were English landholders of the medieval period, with holdings in Barnardiston, Suffolk and Great Coates, Lincolnshire.
West Suffolk District is a local government district in Suffolk, England. It was established in 2019 as a merger of the previous Forest Heath District with the Borough of St Edmundsbury. The council is based in Bury St Edmunds, the district's largest town. The district also contains the towns of Brandon, Clare, Haverhill, Mildenhall and Newmarket, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. In 2021 it had a population of 180,820.
Rougham is a village and former civil parish 19 miles (31 km) north west of Ipswich, now in the parish of Rushbrooke with Rougham, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Until April 2019 Rougham was in the St Edmundsbury district. In 1961 the parish had a population of 777. Rougham is also a ward, in 2011 the ward had a population of 2341. The ward touches Chadacre, Thurston, Rattlesden, The Fornhams & Great Barton, Moreton Hall, Lavenham, Horringer and Southgate. Rougham is pronounced "Ruff'm". In 1958 the parish had settlements at Mouse Lane estate, Rougham Green, Kingshall Street and Chapmans Close.
Rushbrooke is a village and former civil parish on the River Lark, 20 miles (32 km) north west of Ipswich, now in the parish of Rushbrooke with Rougham, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Until April 2019 Rushbrooke was in the St Edmundsbury district. In 1961 the parish had a population of 58.
Hadleigh Hamlet is a former civil parish now in the parishes of Boxford and Kersey, in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 153. The parish included Wicker Street Green, which is now part of Kersey parish.
Hazlewood or Haslewood is a former civil parish now in the parishes of Aldeburgh and Friston, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 177. It once has a church called St Mary but it was in ruins by 1600. Aldeburgh Golf course was in the parish.
Hardwick is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Bury St Edmunds, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. In 1971 the parish had a population of 4.