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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Long Melford

  

Long Melford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Long Melford

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Long Melford history

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Early settlement of Long Melford dates back to Mesolithic period, up to 8300 BC. Iron Age finds were made in the same year, and again were found within the largely central area of the current village. Roman remains were discovered in a gravel pit in 1828, a site now occupied by the village’s football club.

Middle Ages

Long Melford is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The Manor of Melford was given to the Abbey of St. Edmundsbury by Earl Aflric c. 1050. During the Middle Ages the village grew and gained a weekly market and an annual fair in 1235. The village survived the Black Death in 1348-9 and was a stop-off in the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381.

Modern era

In 1604, an epidemic of the plague arrived in Melford and 119 people died between the months of May and September. By the end of the 17th century, cloth production had once again become important in the area as many new entrepreneurs started to produce a range of materials known as ‘Bays and Says’, similar to baize and serge. During World War I, ninety-six serving villagers were killed in World War One, and eleven in WWII.

You can visit Long Melford places with Walkfo Long Melford to hear history at Long Melford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Long Melford has 16 places to visit in our interactive Long Melford map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Long Melford, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Long Melford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Long Melford & the surrounding areas.

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16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Long Melford places to visit

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

Borley Church Borley Church is in the ecclesiastical parish of Borley and Liston, one of the Fifteen Churches of the North Hinckford Benefice in the Diocese of Chelmsford of the Church of England. The church is a Grade I Listed building notable for its topiary walk and large monument to Sir Edward Waldegrave and his wife.

Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade I listed parish church in Long Melford, Suffolk. It is one of 310 medieval English churches dedicated to Holy Trinity. The church was constructed between 1467 and 1497 in the late Perpendicular Gothic style.

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