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Hadleigh is a market town in Suffolk, close to the Essex border. It is populated by
families whose connection to the town extend for generations and incomers attracted
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Hadleigh is believed to derive from the Norse Haethlega (a
heath-covered place).
Gainsborough, Turner , Constable and Morris have all painted St Marys Church. It was the birthplace of the world-record breaking flyer Oswald Gayford and Raydon Airfield was home a US fighter squadron. |
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The town has many
attractive old buildings, not least Sun Court which is linked to author Norah
Lofts.
It has a range of small shops and has attracted the interest of Tesco. The other big issue affecting the town is how to tackle the problem of the aged swimming pool.
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