What is Polstead?
{{infobox UK place |country = England |latitude = 52.007 |longitude = 0.902 |official_name = Polstead |population = 808 |shire_district = [[Babergh]] |shire_county = [[Suffolk]] |region = East of England |constituency_westminster = [[South Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South Suffolk]] |post_town = [[COLCHESTER]] |postcode_district = CO6 |postcode_area = CO |dial_code = 01206 |os_grid_reference = TL991374 |static_image = Church of St Mary - geograph.org.uk - 803800.jpg |static_image_caption= <small>Church of St Mary, Polstead</small> }} '''Polstead''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in [[Babergh]], [[Suffolk]], England. In 2001 there were 808 people living in Polstead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=799635&c=polstead&d=16&e=15&g=487404&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1304797424765&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|work=2001 Census: Key Statistics|title=Area: Polstead CP (Parish)|publisher=Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom|date=28 April 2004|accessdate=2011-08-17|archive-date=2016-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011531/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=799635&c=polstead&d=16&e=15&g=487404&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1304797424765&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is famous for the '''Red Barn Murder''' that happened there in 1827. It includes the hamlets of [[Mill Street]], [[Polstead Heath]], [[Hadleigh Heath]], [[Bower House Tye]] and [[Whitestreet Green]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polstead.onesuffolk.net/about-polstead/|title=» Polstead The Quintessential Suffolk Village|website=polstead.onesuffolk.net}}</ref> == Red Barn Murder == [[File:RedBarn.jpg|300px|thumb|left|The Red Barn, where the murder happened. It was called this because it had some [[tile]]s on the [[roof]] that were made of red [[clay]]. These tiles can be seen on the left of the picture, over the main door.]] The Red Barn Murder was a [[murder]] (killing) that happened in Polstead in 1827. A ma