| Milden | |
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![]() St Peter's Church  | |
![]() Milden Location within Suffolk  | |
| Area | 5.436 km2 (2.099 sq mi) | 
| Population | 118 (2021) | 
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) | 
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England | 
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | 
| Post town | Ipswich | 
| Postcode district | IP7 | 
| UK Parliament | |
Milden is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in Suffolk, England. Located around four and half miles from Sudbury. In 2021 the parish had a population of 118.[1] The parish borders Brent Eleigh, Edwardstone, Groton, Lindsey, Little Waldingfield and Monks Eleigh.[2] There are 18 listed buildings in Milden.[3] St Peter's Church is a Grade I listed building.[4]
The parish contains the Milden Thicks SSSI and the remains of Milden Castle.
History
The name "Milden" means 'Melda's people' or 'orach place'.[5] Milden was recorded in the Domesday Book as Mellinga.[6]
Milden was in the Babergh hundred, from 1894 until 1974 it was in Cosford Rural District in the administrative county of West Suffolk.[7] In 1974 it became part of Babergh non-metropolitan district in the non-metropolitan county of Suffolk.
Notable residents
- William Burkitt, local vicar
 - Simonds d'Ewes, politician
 - Herbert Dowbiggin (1880-1966), policeman and eighth British colonial Inspector General of Police of Ceylon from 1913 to 1937.
 
Location grid
References
- ↑ "Milden". City Population. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
 - ↑ "Areas touching Milden". Mapit. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
 - ↑ "Listed buildings in Milden, Babergh, Suffolk". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
 - ↑ "Church of St Peter". Historic England. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
 - ↑ "Milden Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
 - ↑ "Suffolk I-M". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
 - ↑ "Relationships and changes Milden CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
 
External links
- Milden Vision of Britain
 - St Peter's Church Suffolk Churches
 

