West Stow

West Stow is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The village lies north of Bury St. Edmunds, south of Mildenhall and Thetford and west of the villages of Culford and Ingham in the area known as the Breckland. This area is located near the Lark River Valley and was settled from around AD 420–650. West Stow Hall is to the north of the village. In 2021 the parish had a population of 168. Its name may come from Anglo-Saxon wēste stōw = "deserted place", rather than "western place". West Stow is home to the West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village where visitors may see reconstructed Anglo-Saxon houses, and often living history re-enactments of early medieval life. Fullers Mill Garden run by Perennial (Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society) is open to the public.