Layham is a small village and a civil parish in southern
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...
, England, situated between the town of
Hadleigh and the neighbouring village of
Raydon
Raydon is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located around two miles south-east of Hadleigh, it is part of Babergh district. The parish also includes the hamlets of Lower Raydon (west) and The Woodlands (east). It was recorded i ...
.
The civil parish contains the villages of
Upper Layham and
Lower Layham, separated by the
River Brett
The River Brett is a river in Suffolk, England. Its source is in the villages to the north of Lavenham and it flows through Hadleigh to its confluence with the River Stour via Monks Eleigh
Monks Eleigh is a village and a civil parish in B ...
. It is part of the
Babergh district and falls within the
South Suffolk parliamentary constituency.
It has a church, St Andrews, and a public house, The Queen's Head, which are both situated in Lower Layham. More information on these and other aspects of Layham appear on the Parish Council's web site.
Layham Parish Council web site
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History
Layham is mentioned in the Little Domesday
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
book.
Notable residents
* Thomas D'Oyly (16th C), antiquary.
References
External links
Villages in Suffolk
Babergh District
Civil parishes in Suffolk
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