Village in Suffolk, England
Barton Mills
Barton Mills is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.
The village is on the south bank of the River Lark. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is 'corn farm by the mill'.
How locals move
Getting around Barton Mills the local way
- Get inThe A1089 and A13 roads link the ferry terminal with destinations throughout the region.
- Get aroundSince 1912, the Harwich Harbour Ferry has carried passengers across the water between Suffolk and Essex, and operates during the late-spring, summer and early-autumn months.
- Get aroundSpot wherry cargo boats on the rivers - old sail and oar cargo boats now popular with tourists - on the windy waterways, or pleasurecraft which moor in riparian destinations like Wroxham and Horning.
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