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 ...

, 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

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. It is part of the

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district and falls within the

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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 manu ...

book.

Notable residents

* Thomas D'Oyly (16th C), antiquary.

References

External links

Villages in Suffolk Babergh District Civil parishes in Suffolk {{Suffolk-geo-stub