Ballingdon

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country = England
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static_image_caption=Ballingdon Street, Ballingdon
latitude= 52.02
longitude=00.71
official_name =Ballingdon
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shire_county= Suffolk
region= East of England
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os_grid_reference= TL8640

Ballingdon is a suburb of the town of Sudbury in Suffolk, England. Once a separate village, today it is part of Sudbury civil parish. It is the only part of the town to the south of the River Stour.

The village developed adjacent to a bridge (today known as Ballingdon Bridge) over the River Stour, which dates back to at least the 13th century. [ [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/Environment/Archaeology/FieldProjects/BallingdonBridge.htm Ballingdon Bridge, Sudbury] Suffolk County Council] It remains the only crossing of the river for several miles in each direction. Ballingdon and Brundon (which formed the township of Ballingdon-cum-Brandon, then in Essex) were added to the borough of Sudbury (and the county of Suffolk) in 1832 as part of the Reform Act; at the time it had a population of 831. [ [http://www.oldtowns.co.uk/Suffolk/sudbury.htm Sudbury in 1842] Old Towns of England] In 1972 the owners of Ballingdon Hall had it moved half a mile up Ballingdon Hill on the back of a large transporter; the event was watched by 10,000 people. [ [http://www.sudburysuffolk.co.uk/photoarchive/viewimage.asp?id=26 Ballingdon Hall] Sudbury Museum Trust]

Today Ballingdon Street is a conservation area and contains numerous listed buildings. King's Marsh Stadium, home of A.F.C. Sudbury, is located in the area.

References

External links

* [http://www.sudburysuffolk.co.uk/photoarchive/gallery_all.asp Several photos of Ballingdon past] Sudbury Museum Trust