Monks Eleigh

Monks Eleigh
Monks Eleigh
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	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
UK Parliament	South Suffolk;
	List of places UK England Suffolk 52°04′59″N 0°52′01″E / 52.083°N 0.867°ECoordinates: 52°04′59″N 0°52′01″E / 52.083°N 0.867°E

United Reformed Church

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 parish church, St. Peter, is on the site of a Saxon church and has a 15th-century tower which can be seen from the surrounding countryside. It is a Grade I listed building. Some houses round the village green on Church Hill date back to the 16th century, as does the Swan Inn.

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.^[2]

The Fenn is a Grade II* listed Georgian house at Swingleton Green.

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[]

Swingleton Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Monks Eleigh, in the Babergh District, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is located on a minor road called Back Lane which runs just by the A1141 road. Nearby settlements include the villages of Monks Eleigh, Brent Eleigh, Chelsworth and Milden. The A1141 road and the run nearby.

Stackyard Green[]

Stackyard Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Monks Eleigh,^[3] in the Babergh District, in the English county of Suffolk.

References[]

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 13 September 2015.
^ "Monks Eleigh Congregational Church" at nationalarchives.gov.uk
^ http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm

External links[]

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

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

[3] ttp://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm

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Monks Eleigh
Monks Eleigh
Monks Eleigh Location within Suffolk
Population	505 (2011)^[1]
District	Babergh
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ipswich
Postcode district	IP7
UK Parliament	South Suffolk
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°04′59″N 0°52′01″E / 52.083°N 0.867°E / 52.083; 0.867Coordinates: 52°04′59″N 0°52′01″E / 52.083°N 0.867°E / 52.083; 0.867