Population 120 (2001) Country England Post town Colchester Local time Friday 3:09 PM District Babergh | Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district CO4 Shire county Suffolk | |
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Boxted is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England. Located around 8 miles (13 km) north of Sudbury, in 2005 it had a population of 120. From the 2011 Census the population was included in the civil parish of Somerton.
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Map of Boxted, Bury Saint Edmunds, UK
According to Eilert Ekwall, the meaning of the village name is place where box grow. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book, at which time it had a population of 25.
Fenstead End
Fenstead End is a hamlet in the civil parish of Boxted, in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The settlement appears in the Domesday Book as Finesteda when its inventory was:
Hundred — Babergh Population — 4 households comprising 1 villager, 2 smallholders, 5 slaves. Value — £5 Ploughland — 5 lord's plough teams Meadow — 10 acres Woodland — 20 pigs Livestock in 1066 — 3 cattle, 1 horse Lord in 1066 — Uhtred Overlord in 1066 — Edgar of HoughtonReferences
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