Edwardstone is a village and

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in the Babergh district, in the county of

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, England. The parish contains the

hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...

of Mill Green, Priory Green, Round Maple and Sherbourne Street, and

Edwardstone Woods Edwardstone Woods is a 27 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Edwardstone in Suffolk, England. It is in four areas, Park Wood with the adjacent High Wood, Cowper's Wood, Stallington Wood and Priory Down. These are ancient ...

, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The parish touches Boxford,

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, Milden and

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History

The name "Edwardstone" means 'Eadweard's farm/settlement'. Edwardstone was listed in the ''

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'' as ''Eduardestuna''. Edwardstone Priory was a priory in Priory Green and was founded by

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during the reign of

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, the priory was a cell to Abingdon monastery, before the

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s resident were moved to

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. The priory may be the origin of the place name "Priory Green". The village was the birthplace of

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, one of the founders of the

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Historical writings

In 1870–72,

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described the village as: In 1887,

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also wrote an entry on Edwardstone in the Gazetteer of the British Isles with a much shorter description:

Listed buildings

There are 31 listed buildings in Edwardstone, some include: *Edwardstone's parish church, St Mary's, is a

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. *Mill Green has 9 Grade II listed buildings, all timber-framed and plastered houses, Crossways, Earls Cottages, General Stores, Mill Green Cottage, Mill Green End, Moat Farm Cottage, Sans Souci, The Thatched Cottage and Tudor Cottage. *Priory Green contains 5

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s, the Barn to the North of Lynn's Hall, Lynn's Hall, Priory Cottage, Priory Farmhouse and Priory Green Cottage. *There are 4 Grade II listed buildings in Round Maple, all timber-framed and plastered: Flushing Farm, an 18th or early 19th century building; Little Thatch, a renovated 17th to 18th century single-storey building; Quicks Farm, a house with a red brick front, gable ends; and Seasons, a single-storey

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building with attics.

Notable residents

* John Hoskyns (1927-2014), Policy Advisor to

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while head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit from May 1979 and April 1982. * Thomas Browne, (1889-1978),

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from 1946 until 1963 and

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from 1936 to 1946. * Henry Lowry-Corry (1845–1927),

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in the

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politician, and

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(MP) for

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1873–1880. *

William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (27 March 1817 – 7 May 1885), known as The Lord Ward from 1835 to 1860, was a British landowner and benefactor. Background and education Ward was born on 27 March 1817 at Edwardstone, Boxford, Suffolk, Eng ...

(1817-1885), landowner and benefactor. *

Joseph Brand (MP) Joseph Brand (1605 - 9 October 1674) was an English merchant, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Brand was the son of John Brand of Edwardstone and his wife Susan Lappage, daughter of Thomas Lappage of Boxford. ...

, (1605-1674), merchant, landowner,

for

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in 1660 *

, (1587/88-1649),

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lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the

References

External links

Parish Council websiteEdwardstone on the National Historic List for England
{{authority control Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Babergh District