Milden | |
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Location within Suffolk | |
Area | 5.436 km2 (2.099 sq mi) |
Population | 118 (2021) |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Ipswich |
Postcode district | IP7 |
UK Parliament | |
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.[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
[edit]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, from 1894 until 1974 it was in Cosford Rural District in the administrative county of West Suffolk.[7] In 1974 it became part of Babergh non-metropolitan district in the non-metropolitan county of Suffolk.
Notable residents
[edit]- William Burkitt, local vicar
- Simonds d'Ewes, politician
- Herbert Dowbiggin (1880-1966), policeman and eighth British colonial Inspector General of Police of Ceylon from 1913 to 1937.
Location grid
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Milden". City Population. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Areas touching Milden". Mapit. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Listed buildings in Milden, Babergh, Suffolk". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Church of St Peter". Historic England. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Milden Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Suffolk I-M". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Milden CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Milden Vision of Britain
- St Peter's Church Suffolk Churches