Monks Risbridge
Former civil parish in Suffolk, England
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Monks Risbridge is a former civil parish now in the parish of Barnardiston, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. In 1971 the parish had a population of 0.[1]
| Monks Risbridge | |
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  Monks Risbridge Location within Suffolk | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
History
The name "Risbridge" means 'Brushwood bridge'.[2] Monks Risbridge was an extra-parochial area, it became a civil parish in 1858.[3] In 1889 it became part of the administrative county of West Suffolk, in 1894 it became part of Clare Rural District. In 1974 it became part of the non-metropolitan district of St Edmundsbury in the non-metropolitan county of Suffolk. On 1 April 1988 the parish was abolished and merged with Barnardiston.[4] In 2019 the area became part of West Suffolk district.
Monks Risbridge was given by Thomas de Woodstock, Earl of Buckingham and Duke of Gloucester to Pleshy College.[5]
