Assington

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Assington


St Edmund's church, Assington.

Assington (Suffolk)
Assington

Assington shown within Suffolk
Population 371
OS grid reference TL934381
District Babergh
Shire county Suffolk
Region East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SUDBURY
Postcode district CO10
Dialling code 01787
Police Suffolk
Fire Suffolk
Ambulance East of England
European Parliament East of England
UK Parliament South Suffolk
List of places: UKEnglandSuffolk

Coordinates: 52°00′28″N 0°48′60″E / 52.00765, 0.81655

Assington is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, near Sudbury. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is homestead of Assa.The Domesday Book records the population of Assington in 1086 to be 79. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 371.