Long Melford

Long Melford is a large village in Suffolk. It flanks the River Stour, roughly halfway along its course between Cambridgeshire and the North Sea at Harwich.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Melford Hall and Kentwell Hall.

Melford Hall

Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Melford Hall is a stately home in the village of Long Melford, Suffolk, England. Since 1786 it has been the seat of the Parker Baronets and is still lived in by the Hyde Parker family.

Kentwell Hall

Historic house

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Kentwell Hall is a stately home in Long Melford, Suffolk, England. It includes the hall, outbuildings, a rare-breeds farm and gardens. Most of the current building facade dates from the mid-16th century, but the origins of Kentwell are much earlier, with references in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford

Church

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The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England in Long Melford, Suffolk, England. It is one of 310 medieval English churches dedicated to the Holy Trinity.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lavenham and Sudbury.

Lavenham

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Lavenham, is a village in the south-west corner of Suffolk. It is one of the finest examples of a medieval wool town. Most of the houses were built between 1450 and 1500 and are in a remarkable state of preservation.

Sudbury

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Sudbury is an historic market town of 24,000 people in Suffolk in the region of East Anglia in England. It is home to the Gainsborough's House museum, celebrating the work of the artist, Thomas Gainsborough.

Long Melford

Type: Locality
Location: Babergh District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.0882° or 52° 5′ 17″ north

Longitude

0.7294° or 0° 43′ 46″ east

Elevation

177 feet (54 metres)

Open location code

9F423PQH+7Q

GeoNames ID

7292503

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