Parish in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.413, 1.592 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 44 85 |
| Dialling code: | 01986 (Bungay) |
Willingham St Mary is a small, rural parish in East Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk in eastern England. The settlement is made up of scattered farms and dwellings set in an agricultural landscape of arable fields and hedgerows, within easy reach of market towns such as Beccles and the coast at Lowestoft, and not far from the waterways of the Suffolk Broads.
The community is quiet and low‑density, historically centred on its parish church dedicated to St Mary, with a number of traditional farmsteads and a handful of listed buildings. Farming still shapes the local economy while many residents commute to nearby towns; socially it retains a close‑knit village feel with local events, countryside pursuits and parish council activity maintaining community life.