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Brandeston is a rural village situated near Framlingham in east Suffolk within the Deben Valley. Its population, which had been in decline for a century from the 1890s, has now increased to 278 at the 2001 census entirely as a result of new houses being built. It has, nevertheless, retained its rural charm and is the kind of village that estate agents would describe as “sought after”.

Brandeston is a village with an interesting history. In the seventeenth century, the Witchfinder General terrorised the area leading to the trial at The Queen’s Head of John Lowe, an unfortunate vicar accused of witchcraft and hanged – a scene now depicted on the village sign. The Queen’s Head public house is still here and is a popular meeting and eating place.

Read more about John Lowe and find out what's happening at the Queen on the Brandeston web site.

Another famous previous resident was Margaret Catchpole, a smuggler in the nineteenth century, and her home at that time, Sott’s Hole, is now a private residence in a lane near the Deben.

There is a dynamic community in the village which succeeded in building a highly successful village hall that opened in 2005.

Visit www.brandeston.net for further information.