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East Bergholt

East Bergholt is a small village in the south of Suffolk, England, just north of the border with Essex. East Bergholt and Hadleigh are the largest villages in the Stour Valley, a region historically known for its manufacture of linens.

During the 16th century, its inhabitants became well-known for Protestant radicalism. A few of its citizens were martyred during the reign of Queen Mary I, and the Protestant martyrologist John Foxe recorded their stories in his famous work Acts and Monuments (also known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs).

East Bergholt is the birthplace of the painter John Constable.



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