Groton, Suffolk

Groton
St Bartholomew's Church, Groton
Groton is located in Suffolk
Groton
Groton
Location within Suffolk
Area6.239 km2 (2.409 sq mi)
Population299 (2021 census)
• Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Groton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSudbury
Postcode districtCO10
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°02′17″N 0°51′25″E / 52.038°N 0.857°E / 52.038; 0.857
Groton village sign

Groton is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, Suffolk, England, located around a mile north of the A1071 between Hadleigh and Sudbury. In 2021 the parish had a population of 299.[1]

The parish church dedicated to Saint Bartholomew is flint faced and has some 15th-century features; it was heavily restored in the 19th century. It is a Commonwealth War Grave site. The village has no shops but does have the pub the Fox and Hounds.[2] In addition to Groton village, the parish contains the hamlets of Broad Street, Castling's Heath, Gosling Green, Horner's Green, and Parliament Heath. It is home to several Ancient Woodlands: the Groton Wood SSSI, the Mill Wood and Winding Wood nature reserves, and a section of Bull's Cross Wood (part of the Milden Thicks SSSI). Also found in the parish are a tributary to the River Box and Pitches Mount, the remaining earthworks of a wooden castle.

The parish borders Boxford, Edwardstone, Kersey, Lindsey and Milden.[3] There are 21 listed buildings in Groton.[4]

  1. ^ "Groton". City Population. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Suffolk Churches". suffolkchurches.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Areas touching Groton". Mapit. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Listed buildings in Groton, Babergh, Suffolk". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 January 2024.