Area Info for Borley (Essex)

Borley (Essex, UK)

Borley is a small village located in Essex, England. It is most famously associated with Borley Rectory, a building that gained notoriety as one of the most haunted houses in England. The village itself is situated in the rural landscape of Essex, offering a typical English countryside setting.

Historical Significance

While Borley is a quiet village today, its historical significance largely stems from the stories and legends surrounding Borley Rectory. The rectory was built in the 19th century and became the centre of numerous ghost stories and paranormal investigations during the 20th century. The building was destroyed by fire in 1939, but the legends continue to attract interest.

Paranormal Reputation

Borley Rectory was reputed to be haunted by various spirits, including a nun and a ghostly nun figure, as well as other apparitions and unexplained phenomena. The stories of hauntings were popularised by paranormal investigators and authors, notably Harry Price, who conducted investigations into the rectory in the 1920s and 1930s.

Current Status

Today, Borley remains a point of interest for those intrigued by ghost stories and paranormal activity. The site of the former rectory is now a private property, and there are no public tours or access. The legend of Borley continues to be a significant part of local folklore and paranormal history in the UK.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School1.73 miles
Beaconsfield Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1JP
Hillside Special School1.78 miles
Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1NN
Woodhall Community Primary School1.82 miles
Mayflower Way, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1ST
Long Melford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.83 miles
Cordell Road, Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9ED
Ormiston Sudbury Academy1.85 miles
Tudor Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1NW
Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury1.86 miles
Tudor Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1NL
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.88 miles
Church Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2BJ
Bulmer St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.24 miles
Church Road, Bulmer, Sudbury, Essex, CO10 7EH
Hampden House PRU2.57 miles
Cats Lane, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2SF
Pot Kiln Primary School2.80 miles
Butt Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0DS
Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.22 miles
Lambert Drive, Acton, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0US
Belchamp St Paul Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.30 miles
Vicarage Road, Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7BP
Wells Hall Community Primary School3.34 miles
Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0NH
Thomas Gainsborough School3.34 miles
Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0NH
Cavendish Church of England Primary School3.36 miles
The Green, Cavendish, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8BA
Glemsford Primary Academy3.48 miles
Lion Road, Glemsford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7RF
Health
Clinic
Sudbury Health Centre2.02 miles
Acton Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1QN
Sudbury Healthcare Partnership Limited (Meadow Lane)2.08 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Meadow Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2TD
AHP Suffolk (Sudbury)2.45 miles
Sudbury Community Health Centre, Church Field Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2DZ
Halstead Physiotherapy Clinic7.89 miles
Bank Building, 2 Market Hill, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2AR
AHP Suffolk (Wickhambrook)10.11 miles
Wickhambrook Health Centre, Nunnery Green, Wickhambrook, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8XU
Beauty At Fringe Benefits10.12 miles
Essex Golf And Country Club, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2NS
Haverhill Physiotherapy Clinic10.70 miles
Anne Of Cleves House, Hamlet Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8EE
Hadleigh Health Centre11.13 miles
Market Place, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
AHP Suffolk (Hadleigh)11.13 miles
Hadleigh Health Centre, Market Place, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
The Health Centre (Haverhill)11.13 miles
Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Haverhill Health Centre11.13 miles
Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
AHP Suffolk (Haverhill)11.13 miles
Haverhill Health Centre, Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Clements Surgery11.35 miles
Greenfields Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8LU
Freshwell Health Clinic11.73 miles
Wethersfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4BQ
The West Bergholt Doctor's Surgery12.02 miles
2-3 Erle Havard Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3LH
AHP Suffolk (Back & Neck Service)12.23 miles
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
GP
Hardwicke House Group Practice1.84 miles
Stour Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2AY
The Long Melford Practice1.92 miles
Cordell Road, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9EP
Meadow Lane Surgery2.08 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Meadow Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2TD
Siam Surgery2.45 miles
Sudbury Community Health Centre, Sudbury, Suffolk, Sudbury, CO10 2DZ
Siam Surgery2.45 miles
Sudbury Community Health Centre, Sudbury, CO10 2DZ
Cornard Surgery2.99 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, 67 Pot Kiln Road Gt Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0DH
Glemsford Surgery3.48 miles
Lion Road, Glemsford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7RF
Clare Surgery5.01 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Nethergate Street Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8NP
Clare Guildhall Surgery - Drs Huck , O'Donnell & Whitehead5.02 miles
High Street, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8NY
The Long Melford Practice (Lavenham)5.54 miles
36 Church Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9SA
Glemsford Surgery5.77 miles
Melford Road, Hartest, Suffolk, IP29 4DJ
Castle Hedingham Surgery5.98 miles
10a Falcon Square, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3BY
CASTLE Dr W Littler5.98 miles
10 Falcon Square, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3BY
Dr R F Silcox & Dr C M Davies6.03 miles
Bridge Street Surgery, 4 Bridge Street, Great Yeldham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4HU
CASTLE Dr W Littler6.03 miles
Bridge Street Surgery, 4 Bridge Street, Great Yeldham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4HU
Bures Surgery6.75 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Church Square Bures, Colchester, Essex, CO8 5BS
Hospital
Walnut Tree Hospital1.75 miles
Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1BE
St Leonards Hospital2.18 miles
Newton Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2RQ
Halstead Hospital7.72 miles
78 Hedingham Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2DL
West Suffolk Hospital12.23 miles
Hardwick Lane, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Wedgwood House12.23 miles
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwicke Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
BMI St Edmunds Hospital12.85 miles
St. Marys Square, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2AA
Colchester General Hospital13.33 miles
Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL
Oaks Hospital13.42 miles
Oaks Place, Mile End Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5XR
St Michael's Hospital13.71 miles
Rayne Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2QU
Braintree Community Hospital13.71 miles
Braintree Community Hospital, Chadwick Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2AL
Essex County Hospital14.32 miles
Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3NB
Newmarket Hospital18.35 miles
Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7JG
Saffron Walden Community Hospital18.64 miles
Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3HY
Beech House Hospital19.72 miles
Fordham Road,, CB8 7LF
St Clements Hospital21.26 miles
Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8LS
The Ipswich Hospital21.43 miles
Heath Road, ..., Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5PD
Pharmacy
Tesco In Store Pharmacy1.73 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Woodhall Business Park, Springlands Way, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1GY
Parade Pharmacy1.92 miles
6 North Street Parade, Sudbury,, CO10 1GL
Superdrug Pharmacy1.93 miles
8 North Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1RB
Lloydspharmacy1.93 miles
29 North Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1RB
Boots1.98 miles
Market Hill, Sudbury, CO10 2EA
The Pharmacy2.04 miles
Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JG
Sainsbury's Pharmacy2.39 miles
Armes Trading Estate, Cornard Road, Sudbury, CO10 2XB
Boots2.72 miles
Shop 5 Applegate Mews, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0GL
Clare Pharmacy4.97 miles
Clare Pharmacy, 31 High Street, Clare, Suffolk, CO10 8NY
Lavenham Pharmacy5.71 miles
3 High Street, Lavenham, Suffolk, CO10 9PX
Day Lewis Pharmacy6.79 miles
132-134 Swan Street, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3PP
Boots8.01 miles
69-71 High Street, Halstead, CO9 2JD
The Co-Operative Pharmacy8.06 miles
12 Weavers Court, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2JN
The Co-Operative Pharmacy8.15 miles
Signal House, Factory Lane West, Halstead, CO9 1EX
Boots8.81 miles
50 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2PB
Boots10.90 miles
15 High Street, Haverhill, CB9 8AD
Leisure
Park
THE RAILWAY WALKS0.77 miles
SUDBURY COMMON LANDS1.53 miles
COE'S MEADOW1.74 miles
BELCHAMP HALL (Grade II Listed)1.96 miles
MELFORD HALL (Grade II* Listed)2.49 miles
TRINITY HOSPITAL (Grade II Listed)2.55 miles
CHILTON HALL (Grade II Listed)2.67 miles
KENTWELL HALL (Grade II* Listed)3.15 miles
GREAT CORNARD3.71 miles
CLARE CASTLE4.82 miles
TIGER HILL6.50 miles
ARGER FEN7.12 miles
COLNE VALLEY8.47 miles
WHITE COLNE8.61 miles
BRICKFIELD AND LONG MEADOW9.04 miles
GOSFIELD SANDPITS9.14 miles
Shop
Groceries
Tudor Store1.69 miles
26 Manor Road, Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1PB
Tesco Sudbury (Superstore)1.75 miles
Woodhall Business Park, Springlands Way, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1GY
ALDI Girling Street1.85 miles
Sudbury, C010 1NB
North Street Convenience1.85 miles
54 North Street, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1RE
Co-op Sudbury1.86 miles
Long Melford, CO10 9JR
Iceland Sudbury1.94 miles
94 North Street, Sudbury, CO10 1RF
Waitrose Sudbury2.09 miles
Station Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2SS
SPAR Sudbury2.16 miles
Spar Store, Cornard Road, Suffolk, CO10 2XA
Barrett Lee Convenience Store2.33 miles
Byford Road, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2YG
Sainsbury's Sudbury2.40 miles
66 Cornard Road, Sudbury, CO10 2XB
Farmfoods Sudbury2.78 miles
Unit 3a Sudbury Retail Park, Northern Road / Newton Road, CO10 2XQ
Hunts Hill Convenience Store3.13 miles
Hunts Hill, Glemford, Glemsford Suffolk CO10 7RP
Costcutter Sudbury3.18 miles
4 High Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0AL
Co-op Sudbury3.20 miles
Great Cornard, CO10 0EU
Co-op Sudbury3.23 miles
Canhams Road, Sudbury, CO10 0ER
SPAR Glemsford3.43 miles
Spar, Bells Lane, Suffolk, CO10 7QA
Transport
Airport
London Stansted Airport21.60 miles
Cambridge City Airport24.44 miles
London Southend Airport33.66 miles
Bus Stop
Church (E)0.03 miles
Church (W)0.04 miles
Borleylodge Farm (SW)0.43 miles
Borleylodge Farm (NE)0.43 miles
Barleycombe (N)0.90 miles
Barleycombe (S)0.91 miles
Ropers Lane (N)0.95 miles
Ropers Lane (S)0.97 miles
Long Melford Inn (N)1.13 miles
The Perseverance (S)1.13 miles
Westropps (N)1.20 miles
Long Melford Inn (S)1.20 miles
Chaucer Road (N)1.20 miles
Claypits Lane (W)1.21 miles
Claypits Lane (E)1.21 miles
Chaucer Road (S)1.22 miles
Ferry Port
Brightlingsea Ferry Landing22.30 miles
Point Clear Ferry Landing22.37 miles
Harwich International Ferry Terminal25.02 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing25.75 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing25.76 miles
Harwich Harbour Ferry Landing26.32 miles
Felixstowe for Harwich Ferry Landing27.86 miles
Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing30.06 miles
Wallasea Island Ferry Landing30.16 miles
Bawdsey Ferry Landing30.20 miles
Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing30.24 miles
Tilbury Ferry Terminal44.01 miles
Gravesend Pier44.32 miles
Railway Station
Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station2.25 miles
Bures Rail Station6.65 miles
Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station9.35 miles
Marks Tey Rail Station12.63 miles
Colchester Rail Station13.65 miles
Braintree Rail Station13.68 miles
Bury St Edmunds Rail Station13.77 miles
Braintree Freeport Rail Station13.86 miles
Thurston Rail Station14.36 miles
Colchester Town Rail Station14.75 miles
Kelvedon Rail Station14.81 miles
Cressing Rail Station14.82 miles
Hythe (Essex) Rail Station15.41 miles
White Notley Rail Station15.48 miles
Elmswell Rail Station15.73 miles
Stowmarket Rail Station16.04 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (CO10 7A*)
Number of Properties in Catchment245
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
24, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£203,000
2024-10-29
flatmaisonette
leasehold
16, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£169,500
2024-05-31
flatmaisonette
leasehold
10, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£287,500
2024-04-26
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2024-03-14   £295,000
2, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£292,000
2024-04-22
semidetached
freehold
21, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£330,000
2024-03-22
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2019-08-23   £309,995
MELBURY, SCHOOL ROAD
BORLEY
SUDBURY
ESSEX
CO10 7AE		£800,000
2024-03-11
detached
freehold
6, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£350,000
2024-01-18
detached
freehold
Sold 2021-04-16   £308,000
DOVE COTTAGE, ROPERS LANE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9HQ		£335,000
2023-12-15
semidetached
freehold
HALL COTTAGES (1), SCHOOL ROAD
BORLEY
SUDBURY
ESSEX
CO10 7AD		£480,000
2023-12-14
semidetached
freehold
20, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£197,000
2023-09-29
flatmaisonette (New)
leasehold
86, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£400,000
2022-09-15
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2021-03-08   £360,000
LISTON PLACE
LISTON
SUDBURY
ESSEX
CO10 7HR		£1,500,000
2022-05-05
detached
freehold
37, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£525,000
2021-10-20
detached
freehold
Sold 2019-11-07   £515,000
LITTLE OWLS, ROPERS LANE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9HQ		£340,000
2021-08-31
semidetached
freehold
98, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£375,000
2021-08-13
semidetached (New)
freehold
96, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£375,000
2021-06-11
semidetached (New)
freehold
94, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£375,000
2021-05-21
semidetached (New)
freehold
35, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£465,000
2021-04-30
detached (New)
freehold
92, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£375,000
2021-04-30
semidetached (New)
freehold
90, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£375,000
2021-04-29
semidetached (New)
freehold
88, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£367,500
2021-04-29
semidetached (New)
freehold
9, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£310,000
2021-04-20
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2019-11-29   £287,000
100, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£365,000
2021-03-22
semidetached (New)
freehold
CROSSLAND
BORLEY
SUDBURY
ESSEX
CO10 7AE		£435,000
2021-03-02
detached
freehold
102, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£455,000
2021-02-26
detached (New)
freehold
1, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£540,000
2021-01-22
detached (New)
freehold
3, BUTTONS CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9GU		£505,000
2021-01-15
detached
freehold
108, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£450,000
2020-11-26
detached (New)
freehold
CHERRY BLOSSOM HOUSE, 1, SCHOOL ROAD
BORLEY
SUDBURY
ESSEX
CO10 7AD		£335,000
2020-09-07
semidetached
freehold
41, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£310,000
2020-09-04
detached (New)
freehold
23, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£303,800
2020-08-21
detached (New)
freehold
106, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£457,000
2020-08-14
detached (New)
freehold
29, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£300,000
2020-03-24
detached (New)
freehold
28, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£250,000
2020-03-20
semidetached
freehold
104, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£540,000
2019-12-13
detached (New)
freehold
110, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£375,000
2019-11-29
detached (New)
freehold
17, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£320,000
2019-11-22
detached (New)
freehold
PLACE FARM BARNS
LISTON
SUDBURY
ESSEX
CO10 7HR		£277,850
2019-10-18
otherPropertyType
freehold
27, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£295,000
2019-09-27
semidetached (New)
freehold
31, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£520,000
2019-09-13
detached (New)
freehold
25, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£309,995
2019-09-06
semidetached (New)
freehold
19, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£309,995
2019-08-30
semidetached (New)
freehold
30, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£280,000
2019-06-28
semidetached (New)
freehold
39, BLUNDEN CLOSE
LONG MELFORD
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 9LL		£530,000
2019-06-28
detached (New)
freehold
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