Milden, Suffolk
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Milden is a small village and civil parish
in Suffolk
, England
. Located in the Babergh
district, around four and half miles from Sudbury
.
The parish contains the Milden Thicks SSSI
and the remains of Milden Castle
.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Located in the Babergh
Babergh
Babergh is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council headquarters is based in Hadleigh, whilst its largest town is Sudbury.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Sudbury, Hadleigh urban district, Cosford Rural District, Melford Rural District and...
district, around four and half miles from Sudbury
Sudbury, Suffolk
Sudbury is a small, ancient market town in the county of Suffolk, England, on the River Stour, from Colchester and from London.-Early history:...
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The parish contains the Milden Thicks SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
and the remains of Milden Castle
Milden Castle
Milden Castle was a motte-and-bailey castle on Foxburrow hill in Milden, a village in Suffolk, England.It was built in the 12th century, but today all that remains is the earth mound upon which it was constructed. The mound is a Scheduled Ancient Monument....
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Location grid
External links
- Milden Vision of Britain
- St Peter's Church Suffolk Churches