Playford, Suffolk
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| Playford shown within Suffolk | |
| Population | 215 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TM217480 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode district | IP6 |
| Dialling code | 01473 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
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Playford is a small village in Suffolk, England, on the outskirts of Ipswich. It has about 215 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 best known 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.
Sir William Aitken, a journalist and politician who was an MP for 14 years, and his wife, Penelope, Lady Aitken, a socialite nicknamed 'Pempe', also lived at Playford Hall. Their son is the disgraced former Conservative MP and Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken. They are both buried in the churchyard of St Mary.
Playford was for some time the home of the Astronomer Royal, Sir George Biddell Airy, who was buried in St Mary's churchyard.
Sir Thomas Felton, 4th Baronet, a politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, is buried in the chancel of the church.
St Mary's church
The Village Hall
The Fynn Valley, from Playford bridge
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