Hadleigh

Hadleigh

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.044
longitude= 0.961
official_name= Hadleigh
population = 7,239 (2001 Census)
shire_district= Babergh
region= East of England
shire_county = Suffolk
constituency_westminster= South Suffolk
post_town= IPSWICH
postcode_district = IP7
postcode_area= IP
dial_code= 01473
os_grid_reference= TM030425

Hadleigh is an ancient market town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. Guthrum, King of the Danes, is said to be buried in the grounds of St. Mary Church in the town.Fact|date=January 2008 He was defeated by King Alfred in the 9th century.

moved to Hadleigh in the 1930s, living and working at Benton End, a rambling farmhouse on the edge of the town.

The town was famous for its wool and cloth industries.Fact|date=January 2008 Like its near-neighbour, East Bergholt, Hadleigh was also known during the 16th century for its Protestant radicalism,Fact|date=January 2008 and to this day supports a United Reformed Church, a Baptist chapel and a Salvation Army congregation, as well as the Church of England church and a Roman Catholic church. Rowland Taylor, a noted preacher from the town, was martyred during the reign of Queen Mary I.

The Hadleigh Show, first held in 1840 and also known as 'the May Show', is one of the oldest and most popular agricultural shows in East Anglia.Fact|date=January 2008

The town is the home of the noted English poet Pauline Stainer. It is also the location for the headquarters of Babergh District Council.

External links

* [http://www.hadleigh.org.uk Town website]
* [http://www.hadleigh4u.org Hadleigh Businesses Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.babergh.gov.uk Babergh District Council]


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