Badingham

Badingham is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district of eastern England, in the county of Suffolk. It is situated 21.8 miles 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 is Anglo-Saxon and means "the farmstead of Beada's people". 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 , in comparison, the 0–20 age group only consisted of 128 residents . 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.

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