Playford, Suffolk

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Playford
Playford shown within Suffolk
Population	220
OS grid reference	TM217480
District	Suffolk Coastal
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ipswich
Postcode district	IP6
Dialling code	01473
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
List of places: UK • England • Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°05′10″N 1°14′06″E / 52.08609, 1.235

Playford is a small village in Suffolk, England, on the outskirts of Ipswich. It has about 220 residents in 90 households. The River Fynn runs through the village, and many footpaths from Playford lead into the Fynn Valley. Villages nearby include Rushmere, Little Bealings, Great Bealings, Culpho and Grundisburgh. There are no pubs or shops in Playford, although it has a church (St Mary's) and a village hall.

Playford is perhaps most famous for being the burial place of Thomas Clarkson, one of the founding members of the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Clarkson rented Playford Hall around 1813 and lived there for about 30 years ^[1].

Playford was also for some time the home of the astronomer, Sir George Biddell Airy.^[1]

St Mary's church	The Village Hall

The Fynn Valley, from Playford bridge

[edit] External Links

• The Playford Village web site

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