Beautiful Babergh

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About Beautiful Babergh

This group was founded to celebrate the beauty, diversity and character of the Babergh district in south Suffolk. It's landscape, architecture, flora and fauna.



Babergh (rhymes with "neighbour") has a population of roughly 85,000 and covers an area of approximately 600 km2. It is named after the old Babergh hundred, referred to in the Domesday Book. The southern boundary of the district is marked almost exclusively by the River Stour, which also forms the border with Essex, and it is separated from Suffolk Coastal by the River Orwell. Primarily a rural area, Babergh contains only 2 towns of any notable size, namely Sudbury and the administrative centre, Hadleigh.

Most of what is termed Constable Country is contained within Babergh, attracting visitors to the conservation area Dedham Vale and the historic villages of Long Melford, Lavenham and Kersey.



Acton, Aldham, Alpheton, Arwarton, Assington, Belstead, Bentley, Bildeston, Boxford, Boxted, Brantham, Brent Eleigh, Brettenham, Bures St. Mary, Burstall, Capel St. Mary, Chattisham, Chelmondiston, Chelsworth, Chilton, Cockfield, Copdock and Washbrook, East Bergholt, Edwardstone, Elmsett, Freston, Glemsford, Great Cornard, Great Waldingfield, Groton, Hadleigh, Harkstead, Hartest, Higham, Hintlesham, Hitcham, Holbrook, Holton St. Mary, Kersey, Kettlebaston, Lavenham, Lawshall, Layham, Leavenheath, Lindsey, Little Cornard, Little Waldingfield, Long Melford, Milden, Monks Eleigh, Nayland, Nedging-with-Naughton, Newton, Pinewood, Polstead, Preston St. Mary, Raydon, Semer, Shelley, Shimpling, Shotley, Somerton, Sproughton, Stanstead, Stoke-by-Nayland, Stratford St. Mary, Stutton, Sudbury, Tattingstone, Thorpe Morieux, Wattisham, Wenham Magna, Wenham Parva, Whatfield, Wherstead, Woolverstone



In keeping with the friendly and laid-back nature of the area, I don't want this to be the sort of group that harrangues and harasses its members, bogging them down in petty, meaningless rules and making unreasonable demands. All I ask is:

The pictures are in and of Babergh district. Please check the list above if you're not sure. Much as I love seeing pictures of, say, Cavendish or Rattlesden, they are, alas, in different districts.

Geotagging is not compulsory, although much appreciated. But please include a brief description of where the picture was taken. The name of the village or street will suffice.

Invites and comments are not compulsory, although, again, much appreciated. The codes to copy and paste are below:

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Beautiful Babergh

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