Groton, Suffolk

Groton
St Bartholomew Church
Population	222
District	Babergh
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
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Groton is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Groton has a church called St Bartholomew Church.^[1][2] The parish contains the hamlets of Broad Street, Castling's Heath, Gosling Green, Horner's Green and Parliament Heath. In 2001, there were 222 people living in Groton.^[3]

The name Groton might mean sandy or pebbly stream.^[4] Groton was listed in the Domesday Book as Grotena.^[5]

1. ↑ "Suffolk Churches". www.suffolkchurches.co.uk.
2. ↑ Stuff, Good. "Church of St Bartholomew, Groton, Suffolk". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
3. ↑ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
4. ↑ Rye, James (1997). Popular Guide to Suffolk Place Names. Larks Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-948400-55-1.
5. ↑ "The Domesday Book Online - Suffolk F-H". www.domesdaybook.co.uk.

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