Welcome to Great Waldingfield

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Introduction

Great Waldingfield is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England about two miles (3 km) north-east of Sudbury and two miles (3 km) south-west of its sister village, Little Waldingfield. The village is split into two separate parts; the older and smaller part around the St. Lawrence Church, and the newer and larger section along the B1115 road between Sudbury and Lavenham. Most of the houses in the newer section were built after World War II, including much council housing. The parish also includes the hamlets of Upsher Green and part of Washmere Green. The population is estimated to be 1,460, reducing to 1,431 at the 2011 Census.The village hall was the normal location of the halfway feeding station on the Dunwich Dynamo overnight bicycle ride until 2010, whilst an episode of Lovejoy ("Fruit of the Dessert") was filmed in the village.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area

930 hectares

Population

1,684 (2021)

Density

181 people/km2

Mean age

45.9

Ward

Lavenham

District

Babergh

Postcodes

CO10

ONS ID

E04009091


Council

Contact details for Great Waldingfield Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.

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Education

View educational establishments in Great Waldingfield Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.

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Business

Business directory listing local businesses operating within Great Waldingfield Parish.

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Planning

View recent planning applications submitted for Great Waldingfield Parish.

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Property

Price paid data for all property sold in Great Waldingfield Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.

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Heritage

Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Great Waldingfield Parish.

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Local News

Village pantry harnesses community generosity to provide food for struggling households

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Village pantry harnesses community generosity to provide food for struggling households

Published: 26th Jan 2023

New temporary accommodation unit opens in town

Hosted and licensed by East Anglian Daily Times

New temporary accommodation unit opens in town

Published: 16th Jul 2020

Revealed – The unusual polling stations being used in Suffolk today

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Revealed – The unusual polling stations being used in Suffolk today

Published: 2nd May 2019