page_title: Farnham, Suffolk
section_title: Present Day
hierarchical_section_title: Farnham, Suffolk / Present Day
caption_attribution_description: English: Farnham Industrial Estate
context_page_description: Farnham is a village and civil parish about 3 miles south-west of Saxmundham in the English county of Suffolk on the A12 road. Farnham is located west of Friday Street, south of Benhall Low Street and north-east of Stratford St Andrew.
context_section_description: In 2011 the national census recorded the population in Farnham at 118. Employment in Farnham in 2011 was moderately high with 32.6% of the population in full-time employment, 10.5% part-time and 23.2% were self-employed; this equates to 66.3% of the population of Farnham in employment. On the other hand, despite the relatively high unemployment rates at the time of the 2011 census (7.7% nationally) unemployment in Farnham was measured at 0.0%. Meaning the rest of the population in Farnham were either too young to work or have retired.
  
  The village of Farnham itself has very limited employment opportunities. There are two main employers in Farnham – Farnham Industrial Estate and Farnham Leisure. Farnham Industrial Estate is home to up to five separate units all housing different businesses including a renewable energy firm and a car workshop. Farnham Industrial Estate is likely to make up for a large amount of 23.2% of self-employed people. Farnham Leisure specialises in the sale of caravans both new and used; it also contains a workshop for caravans. As of 21 March 2017 it employs 11 people (9 men, 2 women), a considerable amount given the population size of Farnham.
  Public transport in Farnham is also scarce. The closest railway stations are Saxmundham railway station, which is located three miles to the north east of Farnham, and Wickham Market railway station, five miles to the south west (in Campsea Ashe). Both stops are served by regular trains running on the East Suffolk line between Ipswich and Lowestoft. In the village there is one bus stop, served by the First Norfolk & Suffolk company, which provides a regular bus service to the village on a two-hourly basis. This route starts/terminates in Ipswich and Aldeburgh. The village is also served by two other bus services run by Coastal Accessible Transport. The village also has the de-trunked A12 road running through it, which official statistics show to be relatively safe at this point. However, a sharp corner at the centre of the village and overall traffic volumes - particularly of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) - have historically been a concern for local campaigners calling for Farnham to be bypassed. Despite a 'four-village bypass' scheme being given the go-ahead in the 1990s, a change of government priorities saw this project withdrawn and subsequent attempts to re-visit similar ideas have failed through lack of financial support.
  In addition to the aforementioned St. Mary's Church (Grade II* listed), Farnham is also home to nine other listed buildings; all of which are Grade II listed. These are Farnham Manor (formerly known as Farnham Hall), Rose Hill House, Elm Tree Farmhouse and Elm Tree Cottage, Turret Cottage, Turret House and Hill Farmhouse. There are two more significant listed buildings within Farnham: The old George & Dragon pub and the old Post Office Stores. The Old George and Dragon is located directly on the A12 as it passes through Farnham (at which point it is called The Street) and acquired its Grade II status in 1983. This building used to be a public house for the area, but heard 'last orders' called for the final time in 1996. The building has since been converted into a residential property. The old Post Office Stores is also located on The Street and also gained its Grade II status in 1983. This building was of much importance to the village of Farnham and the neighbouring Stratford St. Andrew, as letters that were sent to both villages from Wickham Market were left at Farnham Post Office. The building is now used as a residential property and was last put up for sale with a guide price of £275,000.
  The village of Farnham is located in the electoral region of Wilford, which in turn falls into the Suffolk Coastal district. Currently Wilford is under Conservative rule with Andrew Reid representing Wilford at Suffolk County Council.  Farnham with Stratford St. Andrew Parish Council represents these two parishes collectively.
caption: Farnham Industrial Estate
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