The Barn is located in the medieval heart of Sproughton Village, close the crossing of the River Gipping. ( see attached map) It is on a busy thoroughfare taking 6,000 vehicle movements a day. The Barn is an eight bay timber framed construction, the South side of which still has its carpenters’ marks and probably dates from the 17th Century. It consists of one major space 7m x 30 m, and a wing at either end. One wing has a kitchen and small meeting room/ IT suite; the other provides storage, and will house the Community shop from March 2010. It is used as a community hall for village functions, IT courses, Community lunches, club use, and private hire.