Leavenheath is a small village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, located close to the county boundary with Essex and within easy reach of Colchester and Ipswich. It sits amid characteristic East Anglian heath and mixed woodland, with quiet lanes, a village green and countryside valued for its wildlife and opportunities for walking and cycling.
The local economy is largely rural - farms and small businesses - alongside a number of commuters who travel to nearby towns. Community life centres on a village hall, church and the occasional pub, and the area retains a sense of its historic roots in common heathland and agricultural settlement while attracting people seeking a peaceful country lifestyle.
Postcode districts covering Leavenheath
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 14.7 miles
- Colchester 7.1 miles
- Chelmsford 23.3 miles
- Braintree 14.1 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 18.8 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 18.3 miles
- Felixstowe 21.5 miles
- Haverhill 18.3 miles
- Witham 15.5 miles
- Sudbury 5.2 miles
- Maldon 18.8 miles
- Stowmarket 15 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bures St. Mary & Nayland Ward 1 mile
- Nayland-with-Wissington Parish 1.3 miles
- Assington Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Nayland Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Bures St. Mary Parish 2.1 miles
- Stoke-by-Nayland Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Boxford Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Polstead Parish 2.9 miles
- Bures Built-up area 3 miles
- Wormingford Parish 3 miles
- Little Horkesley Parish 3 miles
- Newton Built-up area 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Leavenheath
CO6 4UP, CO6 4PB, CO6 4UL, CO6 4PY, CO6 4PA, CO6 4UW, CO6 4NS, CO6 4NZ, CO6 4FG … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 26.7 miles
- London Southend Airport 29.6 miles
- Bures Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Sudbury Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Bus Station 5.5 miles
- Colchester Bus Station 7.7 miles
Hotels near Leavenheath Ad
- The Crown Stoke by Nayland 3 2.5 miles
- Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf and Spa 4 1.3 miles
- Talbooth House & Spa 4 6.6 miles
- The Lion 5 7.5 miles
- The Marquis 6.1 miles
- Milsoms 4 6.2 miles
- Greyfriars 4 7.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Colchester 3 6.1 miles
- Painters at the Angel 5.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Colchester 4 6.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 5.4 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 5.6 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 7.8 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 9.1 miles
- University of Essex University 9.1 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 10.1 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 13.8 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 13.8 miles
- Suffolk College University 14.5 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 15.5 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 16.6 miles