Long Melford sits in the gently rolling countryside of Babergh, Suffolk, England, not far from the River Stour and the market towns of Sudbury and Lavenham. Its unusually long high street is lined with handsome timber-framed houses, independent shops and antique dealers, a reminder of the prosperity the village gained from the medieval wool trade.
The place is best known for its historic houses - Melford Hall, now in National Trust care, and nearby Kentwell Hall, both of which host gardens, events and living-history programmes. A large medieval parish church and a busy programme of markets, fairs and heritage events mean the local economy blends agriculture and tourism with a lively village community that still preserves strong links to its past.
Postcode districts covering Long Melford
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Colchester 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Braintree 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Haverhill 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Witham 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Thetford 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Sudbury 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Maldon 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Stowmarket 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Harwich 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Newmarket 17.9 miles28.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Long Melford Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Liston Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Acton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Foxearth Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Sudbury North East Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Sudbury North West Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Borley Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Chilton Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Stanstead Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Great Waldingfield Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Glemsford Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Alpheton Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Long Melford
CO10 9EB, CO10 9JF, CO10 9DF, CO10 9JR, CO10 9EZ, CO10 9JD, CO10 9TR, CO10 9EJ, CO10 0BQ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 25 miles40.2 km
- London Southend Airport 35.3 miles56.8 km
- Sudbury Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Bures Railway Station 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Bus Station 3 miles4.9 km
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Schools in Long Melford
- Long Melford C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 9.9 miles15.9 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Marks Hall Estate 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 13.1 miles21.2 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 15.7 miles25.2 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 16.3 miles26.3 km
- University of Essex University 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 17.4 miles28 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Portman Road Stadium 17.8 miles28.7 km