Lavenham

Lavenham
High Street, Lavenham
Lavenham is located in Suffolk
Lavenham
Lavenham
Location within Suffolk
Population1,722 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTL915491
• London76.3 miles
Civil parish
  • Lavenham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSUDBURY
Postcode districtCO10
Dialling code01787
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
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52°06′27″N 0°47′44″E / 52.1076°N 0.79544°E / 52.1076; 0.79544
The church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Lavenham

Lavenham is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is noted for its Guildhall, Little Hall, 15th-century church, half-timbered medieval cottages and circular walks. In the medieval period it was among the twenty wealthiest settlements in England.[2] In 2011 the parish had a population of 1722.

  1. ^ "Parish/Ward population 2011". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ^ Roper, Corinne. "Lavenham: The man-made wonder of Suffolk". BBC Suffolk. Retrieved 28 January 2008.