Monument record WFG 056 - Babergh Hall; Babergh Place; Babergh Heath
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Summary
Approximate location of Babergh double hundred suggested by place name and circumstantial evidence. Formerly recorded as WFG MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TL 903 444 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL94SW |
| Civil Parish | GREAT WALDINGFIELD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Approximate location of Babergh double hundred suggested by place name and circumstantial evidence( S1)(S2). Babergh Hall, of C17/C18 (replacing earlier?) located at TL 903 445 and Babergh Place (at TL 907 442) are sited either side of a ring ditch (WFG 007) suggested as the remnant of the meeting mound (S1)(S4). They are situated on the NE edge of 'Babergh Heath' (S3). Recorded as Babenberga & Baberga in 1086 (R1).
Formerly recorded as WFG MISC
Sources/Archives (6)
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
- <R1> SSF50094 Bibliographic reference: Miscellaneous Bibliographic reference. Anderson, 1934, 94.
- <S1> SSF50094 Bibliographic reference: Miscellaneous Bibliographic reference. Kenyon L, Great Waldingfield: The Babergh Village, 1986.
- <S2> SSF50087 Bibliographic reference: Dymond D and Martin E. 1999. An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (revised edition). Martin E, 'Hundreds and Liberties', 1999, map.
- <S3> SSF7563 Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed. 1783.
- <S4> SSF5522 Bibliographic reference: Lawson A J, Martin E A & Priddy D. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. 18.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 5 2018 4:35PM