Whelp Street
Encyclopedia
Whelp Street is a hamlet in the parish of Preston St Mary
, in the Babergh
District in the English
County of Suffolk
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, Lavenham
and Brent Eleigh
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Preston St Mary
Preston St Mary is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located to the north-east of Lavenham, it is part of the Babergh district. The parish includes the hamlets of Rooksey Green and Whelp Street....
, in the Babergh
Babergh
Babergh is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council headquarters is based in Hadleigh, whilst its largest town is Sudbury.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Sudbury, Hadleigh urban district, Cosford Rural District, Melford Rural District and...
District in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
County of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
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Other nearby settlements
Other nearby settlements include the villages of KettlebastonKettlebaston
Kettlebaston, is a village and a civil parish with just over 30 inhabitants, in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England located around east of Lavenham. It derives its name from Kitelbeornastuna, , later evolving to Kettlebarston, , and finally to the current spelling...
, Lavenham
Lavenham
Lavenham is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. It is noted for its 15th century church, half-timbered medieval cottages and circular walk. In the medieval period it was among the 20 wealthiest settlements in England...
and Brent Eleigh
Brent Eleigh
Brent Eleigh is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England. Located between Hadleigh and Lavenham, in 2005 it had a population of 180....
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