- Barrow, Suffolk
Barrow is a village and
civil parish in theSt Edmundsbury district ofSuffolk ,England , about eight miles west ofBury St Edmunds . According toEilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is grove or wood, hill or mound.TheDomesday Book records the population of Barrow in 1086 to be 27. According to the 2001census it had a population of 1,429.The parish church contains an
altar tomb in the chancel with effigy brasses, arms, and long eulogistic inscription, for Sir Clement Higham (d.1571).There is a small Strict Baptist Chapel in the village.
A circular walk around the village is known as 'walking around Crattle' named after it's main feature - Crattle Hill.
The Church is All Saints Church, situated a mile from the main village close to the boundary with Higham.
Barrow is 2 miles from the A14 Trunk road. Villages nearby include Higham, Denham, Risby, Gt Saxham, Lt Saxham, Ousden, Wickhambrook, Hargrave, Chevington, Chedburgh, Dalham, and Gazeley.
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