Bramford


Bramford is a village in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is three miles west of Ipswich of which it forms part of the wider Ipswich Built-up area. It was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Brunfort" or "Branfort". The River Gipping, runs at the bottom of the village and was a busy navigable waterway during the 19th century. A lock is still on the east of side of the village.
The village has two churches; in the north west of the village on the B1067 road. Bramford railway station was originally on the Eastern Union Railway but closed in 1955.
The village is served by a variety of shops and services; a primary school, a pub, a sports ground, a bowls club and other social groups, including a football club which has a first and reserve team. There is a private care village which is called Cherryfields made up of several bungalows and flats situated up Gippingstone Road in the centre of Bramford, opposite the Co-op. Bramford also has its own Royal British Legion club, and is also home to a St. John Ambulance station, with space for up to 10 vehicles.
Nearby villages include Sproughton, Somersham and Little Blakenham.

Notable people from Bramford