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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Alpheton

  

Alpheton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Alpheton

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Alpheton history

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Background

Alpheton is a small but active and welcoming community. Homes, both old and new, are situated along the main road (also known as Old Bury Road), Church Lane and Roseacre.

Early records

Aefflead was the sister-in-law of the Saxon king Edmund the Elder. Her husband Byrthnoth, Earl of Essex, was killed at the battle of Maldon in AD 991. Following the battle, she moved north from Maldon and settled in Alpheton. The name was altered through the ages and is described as Alfreton in Domesday Book.

Later history

There are now four farms in the village, Alpheton Hall, Clapstile Farm, Tye Farm and the largest, Lavenham Lodge. Housing is now a mixture of local authority and privately owned homes.

Two World Wars

In 1936 the School in the Glebe closed and all the Alpheton pupils had to go to Shimpling. In 1939 the Land Girls of the Women’s Land Army appeared in the village. The Old Rectory alone had 30 living in all the rooms, which were converted to make dormitories and a sitting room.

Post-war changes

The Red Lion, known as “The ‘alf eaton lion’, suffered so much loss of trade from the diversion of the road that it could not keep going and closed in 1964. The closure of the Post Office and the village shop followed in 1975.

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19 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Alpheton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Alpheton

  

Best Alpheton places to visit

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Alpheton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Alpheton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Alpheton’s information audio spots:

Hibb’s Green Hibb’s Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lawshall in the Babergh district in Suffolk. It is located between Hanningfield Green and Lawshall Green and is just under a mile off the A134 between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury.

Hanningfield Green Hanningfield Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lawshall in the Babergh district in Suffolk. It is located between The Street and Hibb’s Green and is just under a mile off the A134 between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury.

Bury Road, Lawshall Bury Road is located between Hawstead and Lambs Lane / The Glebe. It is two miles off the A134 between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury. Northern part of the settlement is in the civil parish of Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield in West Suffolk.

Frithy and Chadacre Woods Frithy and Chadacre Woods is a 28.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the parishes of Lawshall and Shimpling in Suffolk.

Lawshall Green Lawshall Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lawshall in the Babergh district in Suffolk. It is located east of Hibb’s Green and is less than half a mile off the A134 between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury.

Lawshall Hall Lawshall Hall is a Grade II* listed building, re-built in 1557, located in the parish of Lawshall in Suffolk. The Hall is adjacent to All Saints Church and is very close to the centre of the village.

RAF Lavenham RAF Lavenham (also known as Cockfield) is a former World War II airfield. The field is located 7 miles (11 km) N of Sudbury in Suffolk, near the village of Alpheton.

Lavenham Guildhall Lavenham Guildhall is a timber-framed municipal building in Suffolk, England. It is Grade I listed and is a Grade II listed municipal building.

Cockfield Windmill Cockfield Mill is a tower mill at Cockfield, Suffolk, England. It has been converted to residential accommodation. The mill mill was built in the 1920s and is located in Cockfield.

St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Lavenham St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Lavenham is a Grade I listed parish church. It is a notable wool church and regarded as one of the finest examples of Late Perpendicular Gothic architecture in England.

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