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Milden, Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°04′55″N 0°51′18″E / 52.082°N 0.855°E / 52.082; 0.855
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Milden
St Peter's Church
Milden is located in Suffolk
Milden
Milden
Location within Suffolk
Area5.436 km2 (2.099 sq mi)
Population118 (2021)
• Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Milden
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townIpswich
Postcode districtIP7
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°04′55″N 0°51′18″E / 52.082°N 0.855°E / 52.082; 0.855

Milden is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in Suffolk, England. Located around 4+12 miles from Sudbury. In 2021 the parish had a population of 118.[1] The parish borders Brent Eleigh, Edwardstone, Groton, Lindsey, Little Waldingfield and Monks Eleigh.[2] There are 18 listed buildings in Milden.[3] St Peter's Church is a Grade I listed building.[4]

The parish contains the Milden Thicks SSSI and the remains of Milden Castle.

History

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The name "Milden" means 'Melda's people' or 'orach place'.[5] Milden was recorded in the Domesday Book as Mellinga.[6]

Milden was in the Babergh hundred, in 1894 it became part of Cosford Rural District which became part of the administrative county of West Suffolk in 1889.[7] In 1974 it became part of Babergh non-metropolitan district in the non-metropolitan county of Suffolk.

Notable residents

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Location grid

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References

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  1. ^ "Milden". City Population. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Areas touching Milden". Mapit. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Listed buildings in Milden, Babergh, Suffolk". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Church of St Peter". Historic England. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Milden Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Suffolk I-M". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Relationships and changes Milden CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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