Milden is a small village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
Suffolk, England. Located in the
Babergh district, around four and half miles from
Sudbury.
The parish contains the
Milden Thicks SSSI and the remains of
Milden Castle.
Notable residents
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William Burkitt, local vicar
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Simonds d'Ewes
Sir Simonds d'Ewes, 1st Baronet (18 December 1602 – 18 April 1650) was an English antiquary and politician. He was bred for the bar, was a member of the Long Parliament and left notes on its transactions. D'Ewes took the Puritan side in the Civ ...
, politician
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Herbert Dowbiggin (1880-1966), policeman and eighth British colonial
Inspector General of Police
An Inspector General of Police is a senior police officer in the police force or police service of several nations. The rank usually refers to the head of a large regional command within a police service, and in many countries refers to the most se ...
of
Ceylon from 1913 to 1937.
Location grid
References
External links
MildenVision of Britain
Suffolk Churches
Villages in Suffolk
Babergh District
Civil parishes in Suffolk
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