Photo of Dedham, a village in Dedham Vale, Essex, eastern England.

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Dedham

Local highlight

Elegant Stour-valley village at Constable's heart.

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John Constable went to school at Dedham and painted the Stour valley around it over and over; the wide High Street of Georgian houses and the tall church tower he knew still stand. It’s the walking centre of Dedham Vale, with the Sun Inn on the main street and Dedham Vale Vineyard close by. Manningtree station is about 3.5km east.

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Photo of Dedham Vale, a National Landscape in eastern England.

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Photo of The Swan (Stratford St Mary), a gastropub in Dedham Vale, Suffolk, eastern England.

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Photo of Flatford (Bridge Cottage), a country estate near East Bergholt in Dedham Vale, Suffolk, eastern England.

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Photo of Suffolk Coast & Heaths, a National Landscape in eastern England.

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Photo of The Crown (Stoke-by-Nayland), a gastropub in Dedham Vale, Suffolk, eastern England.

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Photo of Stoke-by-Nayland, a village in Dedham Vale, Suffolk, eastern England.

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