Coordinates: 52°17′49″N 0°41′35″E / 52.297°N 0.693°E
| Culford | |
  Culford
 Culford shown within Suffolk |
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| Shire county | Suffolk |
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| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode district | 28 |
| Dialling code | 01284 |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Suffolk | |
Culford is a small village about 4 miles (6 km) north of Bury St Edmunds in the English county of Suffolk. Culford is home to Culford School, a public school and a member of the Methodist Schools Foundation. The school occupies a former stately home in Culford Park, built in 1796 for the Cornwallis family. Culford itself is based around a straight road called "The Street" there is also some smaller resident areas in Culford like Benyon gardens a complex of small lanes in Culford. Most of the houses in central Culford are pre war with those at the edges of the village are post war and later
Culford's public house, The White Hart, (now known as Benyon Lodge) was closed in December 1840 by Richard Benyon, owner of the Culford Estate between 1824 and 1883, because he regarded it as "a scene of moral debauchery".[1]
The first mention of a postal service in Culford is in July 1852, when a type of postmark known as an undated circle was issued. However, the post office closed in January 1990 and has since been turned into Culford Day nursery.
References
- ^ Isabel Jones (Spring 2007). "Landowners and their motives for change at the Suffolk village of Culford between 1793 and 1903". The Historian (93): pp 34–37.
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