Monument record BAD 008 - Badley Walk

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Summary

Badley Walk - formal approach avenue to & beyond formerly Badley Hall, runs in a straight line for 1350m from the Stowmarket road to the front of the Hall, and is 40m wide.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 06674 56168 (1738m by 836m) Centred on
Map sheet TM05NE
Civil Parish BADLEY, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Badley Walk - formal approach avenue to& beyond formerly Badley Hall, runs in a straight line for 1350m from the Stowmarket road to the front of the Hall, and is 40m wide. At approximately the mid-point, the avenue is flanked by two mirror image groves called Keyfield Groves. At the NE end, near the main road, the Walk has been infilled by the construction of bungalows. Most of the middle section of the Walk has reverted to woodland; only the section adjoining Church Green is still grassland. A footpath runs the length of the Walk (S1). Clearly shown on manuscript map of 1741 (R1). Legend that Elizabeth I rode along avenue - see (S2).
The Hall was built for the Poley family circa 1520s/1530s; the Walk may be contemporary or may be later in the C16 or early C17.
It is shown on J Hodskinson's Map of Suffolk, 1783

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> (No record type): Martin, E.A.. Martin E, Suffolk Avenue Index, card.
  • <S2> (No record type): Archive News, SRO, 2nd ser, 4, April 1991.

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Record last edited

Mar 19 2012 11:59AM

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