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Population
  
302 (2011)

Country
  
England

Post town
  
Sudbury

Shire county
  
Suffolk

Region
  
East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
CO10 5

District
  
Babergh


Edwardstone is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. The parish contains the hamlets of Mill Green, Priory Green, Round Maple and Sherbourne Street, and the Edwardstone Woods, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Contents

Map of Edwardstone, Sudbury, UK

History

Edwardstone was listed in the Domesday Book as Eduardestuna. Edwardstone Priory was a priory in Priory Green, Edwardstone and was founded by Peter, Bishop of Winchester during the reign of King John, the priory was a cell to Abingdon monastery, before the monks resident were moved to Colne Priory.

Listed buildings

Edwardstone has several buildings listed on the National Heritage List for England:

  • Edwardstone's parish church, St Mary's, is listed Grade I.
  • Priory Green contains four Grade II listed buildings, the Barn to the North of Lynn's Hall, Lynn's Hall, Priory Cottage, and Priory Green Cottage.
  • Mill Green has five Grade II listed buildings, all timber-framed and plastered houses, Crossways, Earls Cottages, Mill Green Cottage, Moat Farm Cottage, and Sans Souci.
  • There are four Grade II listed buildings in Round Maple, all timber-framed and plastered: Flushing Farm, an 18th or early 19th century building; Little Thatch, a renovated 17th to 18th century single-storey building; Quicks Farm, a house with a red brick front, gable ends; and Seasons, a single-storey thatched building with attics.

    • References

    Edwardstone Wikipedia
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