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Lindsey, Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°04′01″N 0°53′06″E / 52.067°N 0.885°E / 52.067; 0.885
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Lindsey
St James Chapel, Lindsey
Lindsey is located in Suffolk
Lindsey
Lindsey
Location within Suffolk
Population208 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTL977449
Civil parish
  • Lindsey
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townIpswich
Postcode districtIP7
Dialling code01449 / 01787 (Split)
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°04′01″N 0°53′06″E / 52.067°N 0.885°E / 52.067; 0.885

Lindsey is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in mid-to-south Suffolk, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 208.

St Peter's church

History

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The name Lindsey derives from the Old English personal name "Lelli", and the Anglian term "ēg", which in this context likely refers to dry land surrounded by wetland and marsh.[2]

At some stage during the eleventh and twelfth centuries Lindsey castle, otherwise known as "Boars Hill", was constructed within the parish.[3] The site was owned by Adam de Cockfield during The Anarchy. 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.[4] It later passed to Thomas de Burgh through marriage to the De Cockfield heir, who applied for a license to crenellate the site in 1204.[5]

Layout

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The parish contains the villages and hamlets of Lindsey, Lindsey Tye (grid reference TL982459) and Rose Green and collectively they contain about 92 households, albeit over a wide area.

Rose Green contains four listed buildings: Chapel of St James,[6] Rose Green Farmhouse,[7] White Rose Inn,[8] and an unnamed cottage.[9]

Sights in the area include St James's Chapel, a 13th-century thatched chapel under the protection of English Heritage.[10]

Location grid

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References

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish 2011 population". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names: Lindsey". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Lindsey; The Mounts (The Gatehouse Record)". www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  4. ^ "The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson, by Jocelin de Brakelond". www.gutenberg.org. p. 255. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  5. ^ "The Gatehouse website record of a licence to crenellate for Lindsey; The Mounts granted on 1204 May 27". www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Chapel of St James - Lindsey - Suffolk - England". British Listed Buildings. 23 January 1958. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Rose Green Farmhouse - Lindsey - Suffolk - England". British Listed Buildings. 10 July 1980. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  8. ^ "White Rose Inn - Lindsey - Suffolk - England". British Listed Buildings. 10 July 1980. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Cottage Approximately 100 Yards (90 Metres) South West of White Rose Inn - Lindsey - Suffolk - England". British Listed Buildings. 10 July 1980. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  10. ^ English Heritage - St James's Chapel (accessed 03/04/2009)
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