Groton, Suffolk

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Coordinates: 52°02′18″N 0°51′17″E / 52.038288°N 0.85460001°E / 52.038288; 0.85460001

Groton
St Bartholomew's Church, Groton - geograph.org.uk - 185487.jpg
St Bartholomew Church
Groton is located in Suffolk
Groton

 Groton shown within Suffolk
Population 222 
District Babergh
Shire county Suffolk
Region East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Suffolk
Fire Suffolk
Ambulance East of England
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Groton is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Groton has a church called St Bartholomew Church.[1][2] The parish contains the hamlets of Broad Street, Castling's Heath, Gosling Green, Horner's Green and Parliament Heath. In 2001, there were 222 people living in Groton.[3]

History [change]

The name Groton might mean sandy or pebbly stream.[4] Groton was listed in the Domesday Book as Grotena.[5]

References [change]

  1. ↑ http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/groton.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-276496-church-of-st-bartholomew-groton-suffolk
  3. ↑ http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=799611&c=Groton&d=16&e=15&g=487255&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1340882891120&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
  4. ↑ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=x-PvnAOvLPAC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=Groton+place+name&source=bl&ots=RVmXiQb7Yw&sig=DoQZ2FU9D5OCJw1ZnO-ON5C1cRk&hl=en#v=onepage&q=Groton%20place%20name&f=false
  5. ↑ http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/suffolk3.html#groton
Towns
Civil Parishes

Acton  • Aldham  • Alpheton  • Arwarton  • Assington • Belstead • Bentley  • Bildeston  • Boxford  • Boxted  • Brantham  • Brent Eleigh • Brettenham  • Bures St Mary  • Burstall  • Capel St Mary  • Chattisham  • Chelmondiston  • Chelsworth  • Chilton  • Cockfield  • Copdock and Washbrook  • East Bergholt  • Edwardstone  • Elmsett  • Freston  • Glemsford  • Great Cornard  • Great Waldingfield  • Groton  • Hadleigh (town)  • Harkstead  • Hartest  • Higham  • Hintlesham  • Hitcham  • Holbrook  • Holton St Mary  • Kersey  • Kettlebaston  • Lavenham  • Lawshall  • Layham  • Leavenheath  • Lindsey  • Little Cornard  • Little Waldingfield  • Long Melford  • Milden  • Monks Eleigh  • Nayland with Wissington  • Nedging with Naughton  • Newton  • Pinewood  • Polstead  • Preston St Mary  • Raydon  • Semer  • Shelley  • Shimpling  • Shotley  • Somerton  • Sproughton  • Stanstead  • Stoke by Nayland  • Stratford St Mary  • Stutton  • Sudbury (town)  • Tattingstone  • Thorpe Morieux  • Wattisham  • Wenham Magna  • Wenham Parva  • Whatfield  • Wherstead  •

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Other settlements
Ash Street • Bower House Tye • Bridge Street • Broad Street • Burstallhill • Calais Street • Castling's Heath • Chelsworth Common • Cock Street • Copdock • Cornard Tye • Cuckoo Tye • Dorking Tye • Drakestone Green • East End • Gosling Green • Hadleigh Heath • Hagmore Green • Honey Tye • Horner's Green • Humble Green • Kersey Tye • Kersey Upland • Lindsey Tye • Lower Holbrook • Lower Raydon • Mill Green • Naughton • Nayland • Nedging • Nedging Tye • Newman's Green • Parliament Heath • Polstead Heath • Priory Green • Rooksey Green • Rose Green, Assington • Rose Green, Lindsey • Round Maple  • Sackers Green • Scotland Street • Smithwood Green • Swingleton Green • Sherbourne Street • Shop Corner • Stackyard Green • Stone Street • Tattingstone White Horse • Thorington Street • Tye Went • Upper Somerton • Upsher Green • Washmere Green • Whelp Street • Whitestreet Green • Wicker Street Green • William's Green • Wissington • Washbrook • Washbrook Street • Withermarsh Green • Workhouse Green


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