Kettlebaston is a village and civil parish in England. It is in the Babergh district of Suffolk, about east of Lavenham. There are just 28 houses in the village. The village's name comes from "Kitelbeornastuna", a Scandinavian name that means "Kitelbjorn's farm." Today, the name is pronounced like "Kettlebarston." The village was mentioned for the first time in the "Domesday Book" in 1086.