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Stoke-by-Nayland is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England, close to the border with Essex. The parish includes the village of Withermarsh Green and the hamlets of Thorington Street and Scotland Street. The village has many cottages and timber-framed houses, all surrounding a recreation field.
Linton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, on the border with Essex. The village is approximately 8 miles (13 km) southeast from the city and county town of Cambridge. The A1307 from Cambridge bypasses the village, while the B1052 passes through the village. [1] The civil parish population at the 2011 Census was 4,525. [2]
In addition to being a village, Boreham is a civil parish which has a parish council [6]. The parish is bounded at its south by the River Chelmer.The village, which lies on a Roman road (now a modern trunk road, the A12), has a Norman church, and a public house (The Cock Inn) that dates from the 15th century.
The village contains four pubs, the Star Inn, the Smugglers' Inn, the George Inn and the Six Bells. A Channel 5 archaeology programme, Pub Dig , revealed evidence of long occupation of the site of the Smugglers' Inn, including signs of smuggling, animal butchery and neolithic activity at the rear of the building. [ 10 ]
There are eight bells that hang the church of St Peter and Paul, contrary the pub name of the six bells in the village, with the largest weighing 11cwt – 2qr – 27lb. [2] The oldest bell, being the 7th, was cast in 1713 by Thomas Newman. [2] They were restored and two new bells added in 2009 by Hayward Mills. [3]
Polstead is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England. The village lies 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Nayland, 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Hadleigh and 9 miles (14 km) north of Colchester. It is situated on a small tributary stream of the River Stour. In 2011 the parish had a population of 851.
Warborough has a village shop and a public house: The Six Bells. [11] It used to have a second pub, The Cricketers, but this has now closed. The village has a pre-school [12] and a Church of England primary school. [13] Most secondary school pupils from the parish attend Wallingford School. The village green has a playground and sports pitches.