Location
The village of Kirton (pop. about 1200) and its neighbour Falkenham (pop. about 120) are situated between the towns of Ipswich (15km) Felixstowe (5km) and Woodbridge (10km).
Take the A14 from Ipswich to Felixstowe. Turn off at the Kirton/Trimley intersection and mind the hairpin bend! Kirton village centre is about 1 km after the school. Follow the sign at the village green for Falkenham.
This part of Suffolk, called Colneis or Colneys, is fairly isolated as it is between the two rivers Deben and Orwell. Some people think this is an advantage as it has stopped the villages from being over-exploited, and we also seem to have a somewhat individual climate with low rainfall (about 500mm per year).
The ports of Ipswich and Felixstowe have developed enormously in the last 20 years as has the industrial estate on the historic airfield at Martlesham, mainly due to the large facility of BT Laboratories and to many other enterprises that have availed themselves of the facilities offered by this area.
There are many beautiful walks in this area, mostly well marked by signpost.
