Wangford is situated just off the A12 about 3 miles north west of Southwold.

Click here for a map of Wangford

Wangford, "Wang" is a saxon word for 'an open field' so the name suggests a river crossing by an open field possibly where four roads join the A12 to cross the river Wang.

The Church

The parish church is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul and is all that remains of a Cluniac Monastery founded here before 1159 as a dependancy of Thetford. The priory buildings adjoined the south side of the church, now called Abbey Lands. The last remaining portions of the Priory were demolished in the late 19th century.
 

To read more about this church visit: http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/wangfordpp.htm

A bit of History

The community of Wangford is mentioned in the Doomsday Book.

In 1513 after Edmund de la Pole was executed by Henry VIII and Henham was granted to Charles Brandon, first Duke of Suffolk. This land also included the village of Wangford.

At one time the village had six Pubs, and its own law enforcment, and when the London to Yarmouth Coach service started it became a regular stop where horses were changed or rested and travellers refreshed themselves.

Church Street and the High Street were once full of shops, with everything from a laundry to a bootmaker.

Wangford today

The High Street is a much quieter place now since the bypass was finished in 1977. However it is a still a thriving community with many events arranged at the Community Centre. Being under 4 miles to the sea the area is popular with visitors and the village has a variety of accommodation available from where to base your stay. 

You can find more information about Wangford at http://www.wangfordweb.co.uk

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