Long Melford sits in the Stour valley in Suffolk, inside the Babergh district of England, a few miles north of Sudbury. The ward is largely rural, with a famously long historic high street of timber‑framed and brick merchant houses backed by arable farmland and the meandering River Stour.
Once a prosperous medieval wool town, Long Melford retains notable landmarks such as Melford Hall and the impressive Holy Trinity Church; its conservation area, antiques trade and National Trust connections mean tourism and small independent shops sit alongside agriculture as key parts of the local economy, with village life revolving around community events, pubs and local societies.
Postcode districts covering Long Melford
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Colchester 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Braintree 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Haverhill 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Witham 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Thetford 22.4 miles36 km
- Sudbury 4 miles6.4 km
- Maldon 24.8 miles40 km
- Stowmarket 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Harwich 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Newmarket 17.7 miles28.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Long Melford Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Acton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Alpheton Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Liston Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Stanstead Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Shimpling Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Lavenham Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Foxearth Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Glemsford Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Great Waldingfield Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Sudbury North East Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Little Waldingfield Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Long Melford
CO10 0UY, CO10 9EB, CO10 9GG, CO10 9DZ, CO10 9DU, CO10 9HE, CO10 9HP, CO10 9GU, CO10 0XB … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 25.7 miles41.4 km
- London Southend Airport 36 miles58 km
- Sudbury Railway Station 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Bures Railway Station 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Bus Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
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Schools in Long Melford
- Acton C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Long Melford C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 9.3 miles15 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Marks Hall Estate 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 15.6 miles25.2 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 16.6 miles26.6 km
- University of Essex University 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Portman Road Stadium 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 18.1 miles29.2 km