Withermarsh Green Explained

Official Name:Withermarsh Green
Country:England
Region:East of England
Coordinates:51.9951°N 0.9264°W
Shire County:Suffolk
Shire District:Babergh
Civil Parish:Stoke-by-Nayland
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Withermarsh Green is a village in the civil parish of Stoke-by-Nayland, in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is located near the villages of Stoke-by-Nayland and Shelley. Withermarsh Green has a church called St Edmund's RC Church.[1]

History

The name "Withermarsh" means 'the quivering marsh' or 'the quaking bog'. Withermarsh was recorded in Ælfflæd's will of 1000-1002 as "Wifærmyrsc" and"Hwifermirsce".[2] Withermarsh Green was recorded in the Domesday Book as Withermers.[3] Withermarsh may have been called "Wythermerested" in 1327.[4] The Withermarsh family derive their name from Withermarsh.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Lady Immaculate and St Edmund, Withermarsh Green. Suffolk Churches. 11 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Historic landscape study. Suffolk Landscape. 11 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Place name: Withermarsh Green, Suffolk Folio: 401r Little Domesday Book. The National Archives. 11 January 2022.
  4. Web site: The Stour Valley Heritage Compendia. Dedham Vale AONB. 11 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Volume XXXVIII Part 1 (1993)_Fourteenth century divorce in Stoke by Nayland. Suffolk Institute. 11 January 2022.

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