Lavenham
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Lavenham is a historic medieval wool town in Suffolk, England, renowned for its well-preserved timber-framed buildings and picturesque streets.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lavenham canonical | 7 |
| Lavenham (part historically associated area) | 1 |
| Lavenham conservation area | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil parish
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritoryOf | Lavenham civil parish ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Suffolk ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentEconomyIncludes |
hospitality and accommodation
ⓘ
retail and crafts ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 11 miles south of Bury St Edmunds
ⓘ
approximately 18 miles northwest of Ipswich ⓘ |
| economyHistoricallyBasedOn | wool and cloth industry ⓘ |
| governingBody | Lavenham Parish Council ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
medieval English
ⓘ
timber-framed ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDesignation | one of the best-preserved medieval villages in England ⓘ |
| hasDialCode | 01787 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic market square
ⓘ
medieval street pattern ⓘ timber-framed merchant houses ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | Conservation Area ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Lavenham
ⓘ
De Vere House, Lavenham ⓘ Lavenham Guildhall ⓘ Lavenham Priory (building) ⓘ Little Hall, Lavenham ⓘ Lavenham Market Place ⓘ
surface form:
Market Place, Lavenham
|
| hasParishChurch | Church of St Peter and St Paul, Lavenham ⓘ |
| hasPostcodeDistrict | CO10 ⓘ |
| hasPostTown | Sudbury ⓘ |
| historicalEraOfGrowth |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major medieval wool town ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Suffolk ⓘ |
| knownFor |
medieval architecture
ⓘ
medieval wool trade ⓘ picturesque streets ⓘ tourism ⓘ well-preserved timber-framed buildings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Babergh district
ⓘ
East of England ⓘ Suffolk ⓘ |
| OSGridReference | TL915495 ⓘ |
| region | Suffolk countryside ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
St Edmundsbury district
this entity surface form:
Lavenham (part historically associated area)
this entity surface form:
Lavenham conservation area