SUDBURY AND DISTRICT GROUP
INTRODUCTION
Sudbury is a pleasant market town situated on the River Stour in South Suffolk on the borders with Essex.In A.D. 798 the Saxon Chronicle records that Bishop Aelfhun, Bishop of Dunwich, died whilst visiting the town. A statue of him is present on "The Croft"
In 1381 Simon Theobald, Lord Chancellor of England was beheaded during the Peasant's Revolt and his head placed upon a spike in London. His mummified head was returned to his home town and now rests in the vestry of St Gregory Church.
Thomas Gainsborough, the famous artist, was born in the town in 1727 and the town hosts the world renowned Gainsborough House museum.
Sudbury was the centre of the Silk industry and to this day silk is still woven in the town.
The surrounding area encompasses some of the most pretty and famous villages in Suffolk. Long Melford, Lavenham and Kersey are all within 10 miles whilst the famous Constable Country lies some 15 miles to the east. The area is regularly used by television and film companies and the popular TV, series "Lovejoy" was based in Long Melford.
With its good transport links Sudbury is an ideal gateway to Suffolk.
CONTACT
Contact: Dave or Penny
Tel:01787 370598
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PROGRAMME
The Sudbury group of the Suffolk Family History Society meet at 7.30 p.m. on the Last Tuesday of each month at LONG MELFORD VILLAGE HALL, [Opposite Bull Hotel]
| 2010 | Title | Speaker |
| 27 July | Smuggling in East Anglia | Mike Mckeon |
| 24 Aug | Guided Tour around Long Melford Church Meet on Long Melford Green at 6.45pm. NOTE THE DATE |
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| 28 Sept | Hedingham Castle & the Earls of Oxford | Sylvia Horder |
| 26 Oct | To be confirmed | Jonathan Belsey |
| 30 Nov | Fake Fronts of Suffolk Houses | Tony Redman |
| December | No meeting | |
| 2011 | Title | Speaker |
| 25 Jan | A romantic look at the family history of Marytn Russel Roper | Martyn Roper |
| 22 Feb | Research Evening | |
| 29 Mar | Ancesters Anonymous | Meryl Catty |
| 26 April/td> | Women in 1800 | Tom Doig |
| 24 May | | Clive Paine |
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| 28 June | TBA | |
| 26 July | TBC | Anne Grimshaw |
| 30 Aug | TBA | |
| 27 Sept | Frolic Fervour and Fornication | Pip Wright |
| 25 Oct | Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths | Patrick Denney |
| 29 Nov | Railways in Suffolk | Mike Stanbury |
| December | No meeting | |
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