Free Hundred of Babergh

Free Hundred of Babergh
Motto Babergh Forever
Anthem The Mound of Baba (TBC)
Map of Babergh and its subdivisions
Capital city	Sudbury
Largest city	Hadleigh
Official language(s)	English, Babergn
Official religion(s)	Secular
Short name	Babergh
Demonym	Babergn
Government	Elective Executive Constitutional Monarchy
- King	David R. Easterling
- First Lord/Lady	TBD
Legislature	Folketing
Established	15th August 2020
Area claimed	230 square miles (600 km2)
Population	~50 (as of 2020 census)
Currency	Babergn Tuppence
Time zone	(GMT/BST)
National sport	Rowing
National animal	Talbot
This nation is a member of the Ehnesi Commonwealth
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The Free Hundred of Babergh, more commonly known as Babergh, is de-facto sovereign state, more commonly referred to as a micronation located in Suffolk, England. It was founded in August 2020 in order to protest the planned name-change of the town council from its ancestral name to South Suffolk, much to the outcry of the residents.

Babergh functions as an Elective Monarchy, with the King/Queen being elected every 2 years. On top of this, the citizenry elect a parliament, known as the Folketing, of which the leader of the largest party becomes the First Lord/Lady. The King is a largely ceremonial role, but can pass laws, provided the are approved by the First Lord/Lady, or, failing that, the Folketing.

Babergh can be classed as being a Light Secessionist micronation, claiming independence but recognising its more light-hearted elements. That being said, much of the legislative process is kept in a serious manner, and civic cultural preservation of the Hundred's idiosyncrasies is kept as sacrosanct.

Etymology

Babergh is first officially listed in the Domesday Book as the Hundred of Baberga, in 1084, believed to mean "Mound of a man called Babba." This was most likely taken from Babergh Heath, an area surrounding Great and Little Waldingfield, and the ancestral meeting place of the Hundred.

Though being ruled by a King, the pretitle of "Free Hundred" was chosen in order to better reflect Babergh's anglo-saxon roots, with Hundred being the main subdivision of the UK until 1894. "Free" is used to indicate Babergh's independence, as well as the rights of liberty and free determination.

History

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Politics and government

Folketing

Party			Logo	Ideology	Spectrum	Leader(s)	Founded	Seats in Parliament	Notes
	Citizen's Democratic Front	CDF		Market Socialism, Egalitariansim, Confederalism	Left	David Easterling, Matthew Thomas	7th March 2020	4 / 8
	Land League	LL		Radical Unionism, Monarchism, Georgism, Pacifism	Centre-Right	Eustace Nyatt	8th March 2020	3 / 8
	Anti-Monarchist Party	AMP		Republicanism, Libertarianism, Pragmatism, Confedralism	Centre-Left	Leonard Ingh	24th March 2020	1 / 8

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