Farnham is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Saxmundham in the English county of Suffolk on the A12 road.

Farnham was located in the Hundred of Plomesgate in the County of Suffolk and had a population of 18 households; 8 smallholders and 13 free men.

In addition to this the Domesday Book also had 2 mills and 21 acres of meadow recorded[3] St. Mary's Church was not recorded in the Domesday Book.In 1870–72 John Marius Wilson described Farnham, in John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, as:"A parish in Plomesgate district, Suffolk; near the river Alde and the East Suffolk railway.

[16][17] St. Mary's Church is located just South of the village and has a long history dating back to the Norman times.

[6] It is thought that the original church building was built around AD800 but was kept hidden due to the nearby environment at the time.

Farnham Industrial Estate is home to up to five separate units all housing different businesses including a renewable energy firm and a car workshop.

As of 21 March 2017 it employs 11 people (9 men, 2 women), a considerable amount given the population size of Farnham.

Both stops are served by regular trains running on the East Suffolk line between Ipswich and Lowestoft.

[26] The village also has the de-trunked A12 road running through it, which official statistics show to be relatively safe at this point.

[27] However, a sharp corner at the centre of the village and overall traffic volumes - particularly of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) - have historically been a concern for local campaigners calling for Farnham to be bypassed.

Despite a 'four-village bypass' scheme being given the go-ahead in the 1990s, a change of government priorities saw this project withdrawn and subsequent attempts to re-visit similar ideas have failed through lack of financial support.

There are two more significant listed buildings within Farnham: The old George & Dragon pub and the old Post Office Stores.

[29] The Old George and Dragon is located directly on the A12 as it passes through Farnham (at which point it is called The Street) and acquired its Grade II status in 1983.

[34] The village of Farnham is located in the electoral region of Wilford, which in turn falls into the East Suffolk district.