Polstead is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England.

The victim Maria Marten was re-buried in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, but her gravestone was subsequently entirely removed by souvenir hunters.

In the grounds of the hall are the remains of the "Gospel Oak", which finally collapsed in 1953, but which is believed to have been the tree under which Saint Cedd preached to the heathen Anglo-Saxons.

The village has one pub, the 17th century Cock Inn, a community shop and post office and a playing field.

The playing field hosts an annual music festival around the summer solstice called "Polstice".