Hadleigh

Hadleigh is an ancient town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England.

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Guthrum, King of the Danes, is said to be buried in St. Mary's Church. He was defeated by King Alfred in the 9th century.

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Hadleigh has a 15th century timber-framed Guildhall, and buildings of brick, timber and plasterwork can be found in the High Street.

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The town was famous for its wool and cloth industries. Like its near-neighbour, East Bergholt, Hadleigh was also known during the 16th century for its Protestant radicalism. Rowland Taylor, a noted preacher from the town, was martyred during the reign of Queen Mary I.

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The town is the home of the major English poet Pauline Stainer.

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There is also a town called Hadleigh, near Benfleet in Essex.

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Suffolk: Suffolk (pronounced 'suffuk') is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. It has borders with 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, at and other importan...

East Anglia: East Anglia is a region of eastern England, named after one of the ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, which was named after the homeland of the Angles, Angeln in northern Germany. The kingdom consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk but the region's boundaries are vague. It includes the counties of Norfolk and S...

England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....