Edwardstone

Edwardstone is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. In 2011, there were 352 people living in Edwardstone civil parish. The parish contains the villages and hamlets of Mill Green, Priory Green, Round Maple and Sherbourne Street.

 History 
The name Edwardstone means Farmstead of a man called Edweard. Edwardstone was listed in the Domesday Book as Eduardestuna. Edwardstone was once in the Babergh hundred.

Edwardstone Hall was a country house located in the village. It was demolished in 1952, but there are several other buildings still located on its land, including two listed buildings described below: the Church of St Mary the Virgin and Temple Bar.

 Population 
Edwardstone civil parish had a population (population is the number of people living in a place) of 352 in 2011, 343 in 2001, 299 in 1961, 349 in 1951, 368 in 1931, 341 in 1921, 415 in 1911, 416 in 1901, 420 in 1891, 438 in 1881, 479 in 1851, 495 in 1841, 503 in 1831, 416 in 1821, 374 in 1811 and 362 in 1801. In 1086 there were 32 households in Edwardstone, which was quite large compared to other settlements.

 Features 
The parish contains the villages and hamlets (a hamlet is a settlement without a church) of Mill Green, Priory Green, Round Maple and Sherbourne Street. Edwardstone has a church called the Church of St Mary the Virgin. Edwardstone is on a tributary (a tributary is a smaller river that flows into another) of the River Stour. Edwardstone civil parish has 31 Listed buildings. Edwardstone has a Cricket Team in Hunts County Division 2. The team plays its home games at Homefields, Boxford.http://edwardstone.play-cricket.com/home/aboutUs.asp In the "History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Suffolk, and the Towns Near Its Borders" Edwardstone had 1872 acres of land which was mostly arable (land that can be used for growing crops), but it also included 105 acres of woodland.

The forest surrounding the village is called Edwardstone Woods. It is mainly broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland. It has been classified as scientifically important by the British government.http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/unitlist.cfm?sssi_id=1003467

 Listed buildings 
There are 31 listed buildings in Edwardstone.

 Barn to the North of Lynn's Hall (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1285640
 Borehouse Manor Farmhouse (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1194529
 Christmas House (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1037318
 Church of St Mary the Virgin (Grade I)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1194451
 Crossways (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1037309
 Earls Cottages (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1037308
 Edwardstone House (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1194573
 Edwardstone Lodge (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1351442
 Garden Wall to Sherbourne House (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1351441
 General Stores (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1194532
 Hathaway Cottage Little Thatch (Grade II), a cottage with a thatched roof. It has two gabled dormers and a ridge chimney stack."Little Thatch - Edwardstone - Suffolk - England" British Listed Buildings (Little Thatch and Hathaway Cottage share a listing)
 Hideaway Corner (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1037307
 Home Farmhouse (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1037306
 Juglans (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1037317
 Lynn's Hall (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1037313
 Manora (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1194561
 Mill Green Cottage (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1037310
 Mill Green End (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1194543
 Moat Farm Cottage (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1037311
 Priory Cottage (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1351439
 Priory Green Cottage (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1037314
 Quicks Farmhouse (Grade II), was a farmhouse and is now a house. It has a red-brick front. The inner part has bridging beams with lamb's tongue (or ogee) stops and ceiling joists. The upper part of the front range has been changed, probably in 1859.
 Sans Souci (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1037312
 Seasons (Grade II), an 18th/19th century building, which has 1 story and a thatched roof. It has been renovated.
 Sherbourne Cottage (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1037316
 Sherbourne House (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1194566
 Sideways (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1285618
 Temple Bar (Grade II), a red-brick gatehouse with an archway. It formed the entrance to Edwardstone Hall.http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1194458
 The Flushing (Grade II), an 18th-century or early 19th-century building, which has been renovated and has 2 storeys. It also has a central gabled porch.
 The Thatched Cottage (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1194539
 Tudor Cottage (Grade II)http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1194534

 Notable people 
 John Winthrop was born in Edwardstone.

 References 
GENUKI

 Other websites 

 Edwardstone Estate 
 Designer Vertical gardens

Category:Villages in Suffolk
Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk
Category:Settlements in Babergh