What is Groton, Suffolk?
{{Infobox UK place |country = England |latitude = 52.038288 |longitude = 0.85460001 |official_name = Groton |population = 222 |shire_district = [[Babergh]] |shire_county = [[Suffolk]] |region = East of England |constituency_westminster = |post_town = |postcode_district = |postcode_area = |dial_code = |os_grid_reference = |static_image = St Bartholomew's Church, Groton - geograph.org.uk - 185487.jpg |static_image_caption= St Bartholomew Church }} '''Groton''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Babergh]] district, in the county of [[Suffolk]], England. Groton has a church called [[St Bartholomew Church]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/groton.htm|title=Suffolk Churches|website=www.suffolkchurches.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101037284-church-of-st-bartholomew-groton|title=Church of St Bartholomew, Groton, Suffolk|first=Good|last=Stuff|website=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk}}</ref> The parish contains the hamlets of [[Broad Street (Groton)|Broad Street]], [[Castling's Heath]], [[Gosling Green]], [[Horner's Green]] and [[Parliament Heath]]. In 2001, there were 222 people living in Groton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/help/localstatistics|title=Local statistics - Office for National Statistics|website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref> == History == The name Groton might mean sandy or pebbly stream.<ref>{{cite book| last = Rye| first = James| title = Popular Guide to Suffolk Place Names| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=x-PvnAOvLPAC&pg=PA22| year = 1997| publisher = Larks Press| isbn = 978-0-948400-55-1| page = 22 }}</ref> Groton was listed in the [[Domesday Book]] as ''Grotena''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/suffolk3.html#groton|title=The Domesday Book Online - Suffolk F-H|website=www.domesdaybook.co.uk}}</ref> == References == <references/> {{Suffolk}} {{Babergh}} [[Category:Villages in Suffolk]] [[Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk]] [[Category:Settlements in Babergh]] {{UK-stub}}