The village of Lavenham sits in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, set in gently rolling arable countryside on the banks of the River Brett and close to the market town of Sudbury.
Once one of the richest wool towns in medieval England, Lavenham is famed for its dense concentration of timber-framed houses, the impressive flint "wool church" of St Peter and St Paul and the historic Guildhall. Much of the local economy now depends on heritage tourism, independent shops, galleries and community events, and a strong local interest in conserving the village’s many listed buildings keeps its medieval character remarkably well preserved.
Postcode districts covering Lavenham
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Colchester 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Braintree 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Haverhill 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Witham 22.3 miles36 km
- Thetford 21 miles33.8 km
- Sudbury 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Stowmarket 10 miles16 km
- Harwich 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Newmarket 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Saffron Walden 23.9 miles38.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Lavenham Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Alpheton Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Brent Eleigh Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Preston St. Mary Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Little Waldingfield Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Shimpling Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Cockfield Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Thorpe Morieux Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Acton Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Kettlebaston Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Brettenham Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Monks Eleigh Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in Lavenham
CO10 9QN, CO10 9SB, CO10 9PR, CO10 9PZ, CO10 9RG, CO10 9UL, CO10 9SS, CO10 9SD, CO10 9PX … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 28.4 miles45.7 km
- London Southend Airport 37.7 miles60.6 km
- Sudbury Railway Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Thurston Railway Station 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Bus Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
Hotels near Lavenham Ad
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Crown Stoke by Nayland 3 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Painters at the Angel 5.9 miles9.6 km
- The Marquis 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf and Spa 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- The Mill Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Angel Hotel 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The George and Dragon Inn 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 9.1 miles14.7 km
Schools in Lavenham
- Lavenham Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 9.3 miles15 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 13 miles20.9 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 14.4 miles23.2 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Marks Hall Estate 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Portman Road Stadium 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Suffolk College University 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 16.4 miles26.5 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 17.5 miles28.1 km
- University of Essex University 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 18.8 miles30.2 km