Monks Eleigh

Monks Eleigh
Monks Eleigh
	Monks Eleigh
	Monks Eleigh Location within Suffolk
Population	505 (2011)
District	Babergh;
Shire county	Suffolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ipswich
Postcode district	IP7
Dialling code	01449
UK Parliament	South Suffolk;
	List of places UK England Suffolk 52°04′59″N 0°52′01″E / 52.083°N 0.867°E

Monks Eleigh is a village and a civil parish in Babergh, Suffolk, United Kingdom, situated on the tributary to the River Brett in a rural area. The parish contains the hamlets of Swingleton Green and Stackyard Green.

Notable buildings

The Anglican parish church of St. Peter's is on the site of a Saxon church and has a 15th-century tower which can be seen from the surrounding countryside.^[2]^[3] A Grade I listed building, it is surrounded by a graveyard and to the east of the Church is a nature reserve.^[4]^[5] Above the chancel arch there is a large set of the royal arms of Queen Anne, comparable with those at St Mary's Church, Mildenhall.^[6]^[7]

Monks Eleigh Congregational Chapel, on Brent Eleigh Road, was founded in 1820. It is now a United Reformed Church church. Church books, including the history of the church, minutes, collection accounts, registers and membership roll, for the period 1824 to 1924, are held by the National Archives.^[8]

The Fenn is a Grade II* listed Georgian house at Swingleton Green.^[9]

Some houses on the village green on Church Hill date back to the 16th century, as does the Swan Inn. Modern buildings include the village hall on Church Green. There is also a community shop and post office next to the Swan Inn on the main Brent Eleigh Road.

Swingleton Green and Stackyard Green

Swingleton Green and Stackyard Green are hamlets in the parish of Monks Eleigh.^[10]

Swingleton Green is located on a minor road called Back Lane. Nearby settlements include the villages of Monks Eleigh, Brent Eleigh, Chelsworth and Milden. The A1141 road and the B1115 road run nearby.

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 13 September 2015.
^ Express, Britain. "Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, St Peter's Church | History & Photos". Britain Express.
^ https://shct.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Monks-Eleigh-Suffolk.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Stuff, Good. "Church of St Peter, Monks Eleigh, Suffolk". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
^ https://monkseleighchurch.onesuffolk.net/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ https://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/monkseleigh.html ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Royal Arms of Queen Anne". 22 July 2019 – via Flickr.
^ ""Monks Eleigh Congregational Church" at nationalarchives.gov.uk".
^ "Fenn Farm, Monks Eleigh - 1182166 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
^ "Stackyard Green, Babergh - area information, map, walks and more". OS GetOutside.

External links

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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 13 September 2015.

[2] Express, Britain. "Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, St Peter's Church | History & Photos". Britain Express.

[3] ttps://shct.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Monks-Eleigh-Suffolk.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[4] Stuff, Good. "Church of St Peter, Monks Eleigh, Suffolk". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.

[5] ttps://monkseleighchurch.onesuffolk.net/ ^{[bare URL]}

[6] ttps://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/monkseleigh.html ^{[bare URL]}

[7] "Royal Arms of Queen Anne". 22 July 2019 – via Flickr.

[8] ""Monks Eleigh Congregational Church" at nationalarchives.gov.uk".

[9] "Fenn Farm, Monks Eleigh - 1182166 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.

[10] "Stackyard Green, Babergh - area information, map, walks and more". OS GetOutside.

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v t e Babergh
Towns	Sudbury Hadleigh
Civil parishes (current)	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 Woolverstone
Civil parishes (former)	Ballingdon Copdock Hadleigh Hamlet Naughton Nayland Nedging Sudbury All Saints Sudbury St Bartholomew Sudbury St Gregory Sudbury St Peter Washbrook Wissington
Other settlements	Ash Street Brundon Bures Bury Road Drakestone Green Erwarton Fenstead End Flatford Hagmore Green Hanningfield Green Harrow Green Hart's Green Hibb's Green Lambs Lane Lawshall Green Little Wenham Lower Layham Nedging Tye Oldhall Green Pin Mill Rooksey Green Shotley Gate The Street Thorington Street Upper Layham Windsor Green Withermarsh Green
Buildings	Abbas Hall Bridge Cottage St Mary's Church, Chilton Coldham Cottage Flatford Mill Freston Tower Gainsborough's House Giffords Hall Kentwell Hall Kersey Priory St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham Lavenham Guildhall Lavenham Priory Lavenham Wool Hall All Saints' Church, Lawshall Lawshall Hall St James' Chapel, Lindsey All Saints Church, Little Wenham Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford Melford Hall Milden Castle All Saints Church, Newton Green Smallbridge Hall St Mary's Church, Stoke-by-Nayland St Gregory's Church, Sudbury St Peter's Church, Sudbury Tattingstone Wonder Thorington Hall St Mary's Church, Washbrook Wattisham Strict Baptist Chapel Willy Lott's Cottage Woolverstone Hall