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Barrow | |
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Location within Suffolk | |
Population | 1,960 (2021 census) |
OS grid reference | TL762637 |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
Postcode district | IP29 |
Dialling code | 01284 |
Barrow is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about eight miles west of Bury St Edmunds. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is grove or wood, hill or mound. The Domesday Book records the population of Barrow in 1086 to have been 27, rising to 1429 in 2001 and 1960 in the 2021 census records.