Finningham - Mid Suffolk District Council

Relationship to Open CountrysideAway from the main road that passes tothe west, the settlement pattern inFinningham with houses clusteredaround the Church, and along some ofthe approach roads is mostly one plotdeep. This means that, although rarelyvisible, the countryside is never far away.The central core of the conservation areais well served with footpaths, no. 15passing north to south through thechurchyard and no. 13 across ChurchGreen continuing as no. 14 south of thechurchyard across to Church Farm inthe east.Beyond the rectangle of roads encirclingthe conservation area, there are footpathlinks out into the wider countryside. Tothe south footpath no. 16 continuessouthwards towards Cotton from the endof no. 15.Footpaths nos. 24 and 22 continue theline of the road across the northern sideof the rectangle to the west and eastrespectively, both staying on the northbank of the river. The flood plainimmediately to the west of theconservation area has no footpaths andprovides an area of wet meadowlandimportant for wildlife.