Finningham - Mid Suffolk District Council

Hierarchy of SpacesThe conservation area in Finningham iscentred on the church, which sits withina rectangle of roads generally at least aplot distant. The conservation areaboundary follows these roads and is thusalso roughly rectangular in shape, withthe river running through parallel to theroad along the northern side.The south-western corner forms a crossroadswith roads heading off west toWesthorpe and south to Bacton. Thesouth-eastern corner has a road offeastwards to Wickham Skeith, the northeasterncorner a road off north-east toGislingham and the north-west corner aroad off north-west to Rickinghall andWalsham le Willows.Surrounded by houses set within abackdrop of trees, the churchyardprovides a hidden oasis within the largermore open Suffolk countryside. There islittle in the way of views out of the area,but many short intimate views across thearea within.Another slightly larger green spacecalled Church Green lies to the southwestof the churchyard, bounded to thewest by one of the roads.