Great Bradley in Suffolk, England is a small village between Newmarket and Haverhill at the head of the River Stour on the Suffolk/ Cambridgeshire border. 'Bradley' is derived from 'Broad Ley', the Old English (Anglo Saxon) meaning 'broad wood or clearing'. here is evidence that the area has been lived in since the middle stone age, about 5,000 years ago. There are about 400 people in Great Bradely. Although there are no direct services in the village other than a post box, a telephone box and a mobile library there are a number of active societies and social events. The towns of Newmarket and Haverhill are just 15 minutes drive away and Cambridge can be reached in 30 minutes. Great Bradley is the name of the village and the civil parish. It forms part of the borough of St Edmundsbury in the county of Suffolk, and is within the regional government area known as the East of England. The electoral ward is Withersfield, the UK parliamentary constituency is Bury St Edmunds and the European Parliament constituency is Eastern. The parish of St Mary is within the Deanery of Clare, the Archdeaconry of Sudbury and the Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich.