Lower Layham

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Lower Layham
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Lower Layham
Location within Suffolk
Civil parish
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Shire county
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Dialling code 01473
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Suffolk
52°01′23″N0°57′22″E / 52.023°N 0.956°E / 52.023; 0.956

Lower Layham is a small village in the civil parish of Layham, in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The village contains St.Andrew's Church (Layham parish church) and a pub, The Queen's Head. The village is separated from Upper Layham by the River Brett.

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