Lindsey is a village and

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in the Babergh district, in mid-to-south

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, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 208. Lindsey - Church of St Peter

History

The name ''Lindsey'' derives from the

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personal name "Lelli", and the Anglian term "ēg", which in this context likely refers to dry land surrounded by wetland and marsh. By 1086, the village was of some size, comprising 50 households of whom 38 were the property of the Abbey of (Bury) St Edmunds, and 12 belonged to Richard Fitz Gilbert (

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). In contrast, the modern town of Hadleigh nearby had 49 households, and the neighbouring village of Kersey only 28. At some stage during the eleventh and twelfth centuries Lindsey castle, otherwise known as "Boars Hill", was constructed within the parish. The site was owned by Adam de Cockfield during

the Anarchy The Anarchy was a civil war in England and Duchy of Normandy, Normandy between 1138 and 1153, which resulted in a widespread breakdown in law and order. The conflict was a war of succession precipitated by the accidental death of William Adel ...

. During this period, the strength of the castle saw the Abbott of St Edmunds grant him control of the nearby parishes of Groton and Semer in order to defend them. It later passed to Thomas de Burgh through marriage to Nesta De Cockfield, and he applied for a

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the site in 1204. The couple, and Nesta in particular, were frequent donors to nearby Kersey Priory. As a consequence, the existence of a medieval mill within Lindsey is shown when Nesta donated the tithes from the site to the priory in the thirteenth century.

Layout

The parish contains the villages and hamlets of Lindsey, Lindsey Tye () and Rose Green and collectively they contain about 92

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, albeit over a wide area. Rose Green contains four listed buildings: Chapel of St James, Rose Green Farmhouse, White Rose Inn, and an unnamed cottage. Sights in the area include St James's Chapel, a thirteenth-century thatched

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under the protection of

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.English Heritage - St James's Chapel
(accessed 03/04/2009)

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Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Babergh District Cosford Hundred {{Suffolk-geo-stub