Lavenham

Lavenham, is a village in the south-west corner of . 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.
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  • Type: Village with 1,410 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Babergh, Suffolk, England
  • Also known as: “Lavenham, Suffolk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Little Hall Lavenham and St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Lavenham.

Museum
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is a museum.

Church
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St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Lavenham, . It is a notable wool church and regarded as one of the finest examples of Late Perpendicular Gothic architecture in England.

Hotel
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preston St Mary and Brent Eleigh.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in the county of , England. Located to the north-east of Lavenham. The parish includes the hamlets of Rooksey Green and Whelp Street.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of , England. Located between and Lavenham, in 2005 it had a population of 180 reducing to 174 at the 2011 census.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of , England. Located on the A134 road about six miles north of , in 2005 it had a population of 260, reducing to 256 at the 2011 Census. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lavenham.

Lavenham

Latitude
52.11° or 52° 6′ 36″ north
Longitude
0.7979° or 0° 47′ 52″ east
Population
1,410
Elevation
217 feet (66 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB LAV
Open location code
9F424Q6X+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1589364513
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2644803
Wiki­data ID
Q1808895
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Lavenham” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Lavenham”
  • Bengali: “ল্যাভেনহ্যাম”
  • Catalan: “Lavenham”
  • Cebuano: “Lavenham”
  • Chinese: “Lavenham”
  • Dutch: “Lavenham”
  • French: “Lavenham”
  • Georgian: “ლავენჰემი”
  • German: “Lavenham”
  • Irish: “Lavenham”
  • Italian: “Lavenham”
  • Japanese: “ラヴェナム”
  • Japanese: “ラベンハム”
  • Ladin: “Lavenham (Suffolk)”
  • Ladin: “Lavenham”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Lavenham”
  • Persian: “لیونهام”
  • Polish: “Lavenham”
  • Romanian: “mamaliga”
  • Russian: “Лавенем”
  • Russian: “Лавенхем”
  • Spanish: “Lavenham”
  • Swedish: “Lavenham”
  • Turkish: “Lavenham”
  • Welsh: “Lavenham”

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