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Withermarsh Green
Civil parish	Stoke-by-Nayland
District	Babergh
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Suffolk 51°59′42″N 0°55′35″E / 51.995056°N 0.92635964°E / 51.995056; 0.92635964

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.

History

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". Withermarsh Green was recorded in the Domesday Book as Withermers. Withermarsh may have been called "Wythermerested" in 1327. The Withermarsh family derive their name from Withermarsh.

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