Groton, Suffolk

Groton is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Groton has a church called St Bartholomew Church.[1][2] The parish contains the hamlets of Broad Street, Castling's Heath, Gosling Green, Horner's Green and Parliament Heath. In 2001, there were 222 people living in Groton.[3]

Groton
St Bartholomew Church
Population	222
District	Babergh
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England

History

The name Groton might mean sandy or pebbly stream.[4] Groton was listed in the Domesday Book as Grotena.[5]

References

"Suffolk Churches". www.suffolkchurches.co.uk.
Stuff, Good. "Church of St Bartholomew, Groton, Suffolk". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
"Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
Rye, James (1997). Popular Guide to Suffolk Place Names. Larks Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-948400-55-1.
"The Domesday Book Online - Suffolk F-H". www.domesdaybook.co.uk.

Suffolk
Babergh · Forest Heath · Ipswich · Mid Suffolk · St Edmundsbury · Suffolk Coastal · Waveney

Babergh
Towns	Sudbury Hadleigh
Civil parishes	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 (town) 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-with-Wissington 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 (town) Tattingstone Thorpe Morieux Wattisham Wenham Magna Wenham Parva Whatfield Wherstead Woolverstone
Other settlements	Acton Place Ash Street Audley End Ballingdon Bell's Corner Bird Street Bower House Tye Bridge Street Broad Street Brook Street Brundon Bures Bures Green Burstallhill Bury Road Button's Green Calais Street Castling's Heath Cattawade Chelsworth Common Cock Street Cornard Tye Cuckoo Tye Dorking Tye Drakestone Green East End Fenstead End Flatford Gipsy Row Gosling Green Hadleigh Heath Hagmore Green Hanningfield Green Harrow Green Hart's Green Hibb's Green Honey Tye Horner's Green Humble Green Kersey Tye Kersey Upland Lambs Lane Lawshall Green Lindsey Tye Little Wenham Lower Holbrook Lower Raydon Mill Green Naughton Nayland Nedging Nedging Tye Newman's Green Parliament Heath Pin Mill Polstead Heath Priory Green Rooksey Green Rose Green, Assington Rose Green, Lindsey Round Maple Sackers Green Scotland Street Sherbourne Street Shimpling Street Smithwood Green Shop Corner Shotley Gate Stackyard Green Stone Street Swingleton Green Tattingstone White Horse The Street Thorington Street Upper Somerton Washbrook Washbrook Street Washmere Green Whelp Street Whitestreet Green Wicker Street Green William's Green Wissington Withermarsh Green Workhouse Green
Buildings	Abbas Hall All Saints' Church, Lawshall Coldham Cottage Flatford Mill Kentwell Hall Kersey Priory Lawshall Hall Melford Hall Milden Castle St James's Chapel Wattisham Strict Baptist Chapel Willy Lott's Cottage Woolverstone Hall

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