Culford is a small village

Village

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 about 4 miles (6 km) north of Bury St Edmunds in the English

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 county of Suffolk

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. The villageis based around a straight road called "The Street" and there are also some smaller residential areas in Culford, like Benyon gardens, a complex of small lanes. Most of the houses in central Culford are pre-war while those at the edges of the village are post-war and later
Culford is home to Culford School

Culford School

Culford School is a coeducational HMC and IAPS public school for pupils age 3–18. Founded in 1881, it is situated in Culford, four miles north of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England.-History:...

, a public school and a member of the Methodist

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 Schools Foundation. The school occupies a former stately home in Culford Park

Culford Park

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, built in 1796 for the Cornwallis

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 family.

Culford's Public House

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, The White Hart, (now known as Benyon Lodge) was closed in December 1840 by Richard Benyon, owner of the Culford Estate between 1824 and 1883, because he regarded it as "a scene of moral debauchery".

The first mention of a postal service in Culford is in July 1852, when a type of postmark

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known as an undated circle was issued. The post office closed in January 1990 and has since been turned into Culford Day nursery.