Foxearth

Foxearth is a village and civil parish in the Braintree District of Essex, England. It lies near the county boundary with Suffolk, between Long Melford and Cavendish.

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Type: Village with 274 residents
Description: village in Essex, England, UK
Also known as: “Foxearth, Essex”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Borley Church and Melford Hall.

Borley Church

Church

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Borley Church is the parish church in Borley, Essex. The church is in the ecclesiastical parish of Borley and Liston, one of the Fifteen Churches of the North Hinckford Benefice in the Diocese of Chelmsford of the Church of England.

Melford Hall

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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. Melford Hall is situated 2 miles northeast of Foxearth.

Borley Rectory

Building

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Borley Rectory was a house located in Borley, Essex, famous for being described as "the most haunted house in England" by psychic researcher Harry Price.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Long Melford and Glemsford.

Long Melford

Village

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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. Long Melford is situated 1½ miles east of Foxearth.

Glemsford

Village

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Glemsford is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district in Suffolk, England, near the town of Sudbury. Glemsford is located near the River Glem and the River Stour also flows nearby. Glemsford is situated 2 miles north of Foxearth.