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Great Wenham Suffolk Map

Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: Babergh · Region: Eastern

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Place	Great Wenham
Traditional County	Suffolk
District / Borough	Babergh
Region	Eastern
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.004329
Longitude	1.015083
Place Type	Village

About Great Wenham

Great Wenham emerges from the Suffolk clay as a collection of quiet lanes and flint-faced dwellings that hold the morning light in a pale, silver embrace. It lies 3.7 miles south-east of Hadleigh (from Hadleigh: bearing 136°T, OS grid TM 070 382), and is situated north-east of Holton St Mary village. St John’s Church marks the horizon with its sturdy, rounded tower, a sentinel of local geology fashioned from the very stone pulled from the surrounding fields. A short distance to the east, the fortified walls of Little Wenham Castle rise above the hedgerows, standing as a stark, thirteenth-century reminder of a time when domestic comfort required the protection of crenellated stone. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and turning furrows, a testament to the persistent agricultural rhythm that has long defined the life of Great Wenham. Beyond the immediate periphery, the dense, shadowed canopy of Raydon Great Wood offers a contrast to the open arable expanses, providing a wilder edge to the manicured order of the farmland. These pathways and quiet corners remain undisturbed by the haste of modern transit, maintaining an atmosphere of calm that seems to deepen as the sun drifts low over the horizon. Every boundary and hedgerow acts as a silent archivist, preserving the character of a landscape that values patience over progress.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wenham Castle (Little Wenham Hall) (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 060° ENE
Little Wenham Castle (Castle) — 0.8 mi, 055° NE
Holton Saint Mary Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 216° SW
Raydon Great Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.7 mi, 327° NNW
Barrow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 284° WNW
Broom Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 311° NW
Kates Hill Brook (River) — 2.2 mi, 318° NW
Moated Site At Moat Farm, 450M South Of Cobbler'S Corner (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 016° NNE
Chimney stack (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 123° ESE
Moated Site And Remains Of Demolished Parts Of Shelley Hall, A Post-Medieval Great House (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 271° W
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 302° WNW
Fen River (River) — 2.6 mi, 192° SSW
Bradick's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 251° WSW
Hintlesham Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 357° N · 118 ha
Constable 'The Haywain' viewing point (Viewpoint) — 3.2 mi, 175° S
Flatford Mill (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 175° S
Willy Lott's Cottage (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 175° S
Parkland And Gardens Of Giffords Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.3 mi, 263° W · 68 ha
Gifford's Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 3.3 mi, 263° W
Chapel of St Nicholas (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 262° W
Cattawade Marshes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 162° SSE · 89 ha
Judas Gap (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 171° S
The Munnings Art Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 192° SSW
Dedham Vale (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 4.0 mi, 245° WSW · 91 ha
Manningtree Museum (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 153° SSE
The Green (Park) — 4.7 mi, 272° W
Manifest Theatre (Theatre) — 4.7 mi, 153° SSE
Mistley Place Park (Park) — 4.8 mi, 149° SSE
Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.9 mi, 076° ENE
Ballast Hill (Wetland) — 5.4 mi, 136° SE

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