Monks Eleigh is a village and a civil parish in Babergh,

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, United Kingdom, situated on the tributary to the

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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

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Chapel, on Brent Eleigh Road, was founded in 1820. It is now a

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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. 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

, 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 Brent Eleigh is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England. Located between Hadleigh and Lavenham, in 2005 it had a population of 180 reducing to 174 at the 2011 Census. According to Eilert Ekwall the possible me ...

Chelsworth Chelsworth is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. It lies on the B1115 road, 10 miles in either direction from Sudbury and Stowmarket. It is part of Babergh district. The parish also contains the hamlet of Chelsworth Common. Built ...

and Milden. The A1141 road and the B1115 road run nearby.

Stackyard Green

Stackyard Green is a

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in the civil parish of Monks Eleigh, in the Babergh District, in the English county of

References

External links

Monks Eleigh Parish CouncilMonks Eleigh at genuki
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