Barking, Suffolk Explained

Barking, Suffolk should not be confused with Barking, London.

Official Name:Barking
Country:England
Region:East of England
Coordinates:52.137°N 1.026°W
Post Town:Ipswich
Postcode Area:IP
Postcode District:IP6
Shire County:Suffolk
Shire District:Mid Suffolk
Hide Services:Yes
Population:446
Population Ref:(2011 census)[1]
Static Image Name:Barking - Church of St Mary.jpg
Static Image Caption:Barking church
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Barking is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is 2miles west of Needham Market on the B1078 road. The village is linear along the road with its centre being around the area known as Barking Tye and away from the large village church of St Mary.[2] There are six bells that hang the church of St Mary with the largest weighing 11 cwt - 1 qr - 7 lb.[3] All 6 bells were recast and rehung in 1911 by Alfred Bowell.[3]

Barking Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest made up of a number of wooded areas mainly to the south of the village.[4] These are ancient woodlands documented since the 13th century and including many coppiced and pollarded oak and ash trees covering a total of 95.1ha.[5] One of the sites has active badger setts. Suffolk Wildlife Trust owns part of the largest of the wooded areas, Bonny Wood, which it operates as a nature reserve of 20ha, maintaining the coppiced woodland as a series of habitats.[6]

Barking is listed as a settlement with 63 households in the 1086 Domesday Book.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 16 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/barking.htm St Mary, Barking
  3. http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?DoveID=BARKING+SU Dove's Guide
  4. http://www.natureonthemap.naturalengland.org.uk/map.aspx?m=sssi Barking Woods map
  5. http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002317.pdf Barking Woods
  6. http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves-and-visitor-centres/bonny-wood/ Bonny Wood
  7. Web site: Barking Domesday Book . 2023-04-20 . opendomesday.org.