Badingham
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 Church of St John the Baptist, Badingham |
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| Badingham shown within Suffolk | |
| Population | 489 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | TM31826774 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Badingham |
| Postcode district | Woodbridge |
| Dialling code | 01728 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Badingham is a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of eastern England. Within the county of Suffolk. It is situated 21.8 miles (35.1 kilometres) north east of Ipswich, 35 miles away from Norwich and 13 miles away from the Coast. With the road "A1120" slicing through the middle of the parish. Badingham's name can be derived from Saxon terminology, which originated between 350AD – 1000 AD. Here part of Badingham's name has different meanings such as: "ing" = people & "ham" = village. Therefore the civil parish's name has the literal translation of: "the Bad people of the village". Badingham contains a significant number of farms, sparse amount of housing, numerous B&Bs as well as St. Johns Church.
Badingham as of the 2011 census, had a total population of "489". Before the 2011 census, Badinghams population consisted of 607 people in 1801. One of the many reasons, why the population numbers are steadily decreasing, within the parish, may be down to age structure, within Badingham. According to the Neighbourhood statistics it is stated that there were 489 residents in total. Of those, 173 residents were over the age 50 (35%), in comparison, the 0–20 age group only consisted of 128 residents (26%). Therefore meaning the general populace within the parish, is of an older generation. Following this, it changes the services within the parish, towards more care & 50+ services, indicated by the occupational data from the 2011 census. Due to this, there has been a reduction of younger citizens in the parish. Indicated by the smallest age group, 0–20, recording merely 128 residents, 26% of Badinghams's total population. Not helped with the fact that the parish contains no schools which can provide education at any age group.
In Badingham, a reduction in population over the last century has corresponded with the reduction in dwellings, such as the housing numbers during the years of 1901–1961 where they decreased from 143–125. But in the past few decades, there has been an increase in housing in the area, despite the decrease in population. Whereby for the 2001 and 2011 census housing increased from 206 to 228.
In the 1870s John Bartholomew, described Badingham as:
The earliest historic data of Badingham is located within the Domesdays Book. The recordings are indicated below:
The parish church is situated on an old pagan holy site called the knoll of Burstonhaugh. The church was built in 1300s and later re-established in 16th century to an old pagan site, by the first missionaries who came to Badingham. Upon sunrise the light, shines through the east window. Signifying that the church faces NE and SW. Instead of the more usual E&W.
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