Retirement Properties Spotlight in Long Melford

Long Melford is an exceptionally attractive village with a number of good shops along its wide street nearly a mile in length. There are some very good restaurants and hotels. Before the conquest the manor of Melaforda, the mill on the ford, was held by the Abbey of St Edmundsbury and no mention of sheep has been found before 1066. Interestingly, the Domesday description records 300 sheep and ultimately Long Melford became one of the country‘s richest villages.