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]

Withermarsh Green
Withermarsh Green is located in Suffolk
Withermarsh Green
Withermarsh Green
Location within Suffolk
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
51°59′42″N 0°55′35″E / 51.995056°N 0.92635964°E / 51.995056; 0.92635964

History

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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]

References

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