Great Bradley is a village in Suffolk sevenmiles south of Newmarket.

According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is the "wide clearing". The population is about 400 and includes Little Bradley.

There is evidence that people have lived in and around Great Bradley by the River Stour since the middle stone age over 5,000 years ago.

There are about 190 houses and 400 people in the village

There is evidence that the area has been lived in since the middle stone age about 5,000 years ago. 'Bradley' is derived from 'Broad Ley', the Old English (Anglo Saxon) meaning 'broad wood or clearing'. The village is the first one on the course of the Anglian River Stour

There is a trig point in the East Green part of the village. At 107m, it is 20m below the highest point in Suffolk.

Great Bradley is the name of the village and the civil parish managed by the Parish Council. It forms part of the borough of St Edmundsbury (which together with Forest Heath is known as West Suffolk); the county division is Clare, within the county of Suffolk.

The Church of England parish of St Mary the Virgin is part of the Stourhead Benefice within the Deanery of Clare, the Archdeaconry of Sudbury and the Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich.

The main part of the church is from the Norman period, although the 14th century tower and 16th century porch are key features.

Although there are no longer any direct services in the village other than the church, a post box and a mobile library, there are a number of active societies and social events. The towns of Newmarket and Haverhill are just 7 miles away and Cambridge city centre is 15 miles away.