Babergh District

52°02′53″N 0°56′53″E / 52.048°N 0.948°E / 52.048; 0.948

Babergh District
Non-metropolitan district
Sudbury, the district's largest town
Babergh shown within Suffolk
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Suffolk
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Ipswich
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Babergh District Council
• MPs	James Cartlidge
Area
• Total	229.8 sq mi (595.2 km2)
• Rank	60th (of 296)
Population  (Census 2021)
• Total	92,300
• Rank	255th (of 296)
• Density	400/sq mi (160/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 96.7% White 1.5% Mixed 0.9% Asian 0.5% Black 0.4% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 49.6% Christianity 42.9% no religion 7% other 0.5% Islam
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	42UB (ONS) E07000200 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TM021429

Babergh District (pronounced /ˈbeɪbə/, BAY-bə^[2]) is a local government district in Suffolk, England. In 2021 it had a population of 92,300. The district is primarily a rural area, containing just two towns, Sudbury and Hadleigh, which was the administrative centre until 2017 when the council moved to shared offices with neighbouring Mid Suffolk District Council in Ipswich, outside either district.^[3][4][5] The district is named after the medieval Babergh Hundred, which covered part of the area.

The district includes parts of two designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Dedham Vale, known for its association with painter John Constable, and Suffolk Coast and Heaths.

The neighbouring districts are East Suffolk, Ipswich, Mid Suffolk, West Suffolk, Braintree, Colchester and Tendring.