West Stow
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.324, 0.654 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TL 80 72 |
West Stow is a small, largely rural parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England, a few miles north of Bury St Edmunds. It occupies low-lying arable land and wetland in the valley of the River Lark, with open fields and pockets of woodland that reflect the character of the surrounding The Brecks landscape and a popular recreation area at West Stow Country Park.
The parish is best known for the reconstructed early medieval settlement at West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village, the public archaeology and museum site that grew from major excavations in the 1960s and attracts school groups and visitors, helping to supplement an economy still rooted in farming; the community itself remains small and dispersed, with village life centred on local events and the countryside setting.
Postcode districts covering West Stow
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 23.5 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 6.2 miles
- Haverhill 19.1 miles
- Thetford 7.5 miles
- Sudbury 20.3 miles
- Stowmarket 17.2 miles
- Newmarket 11.6 miles
- Ely 17.3 miles
- Mildenhall 7.1 miles
- Downham Market 22.5 miles
- Diss 19.6 miles
- Attleborough 20.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wordwell Parish 1.1 miles
- Lackford Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Culford Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Flempton Parish 2.1 miles
- Icklingham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Hengrave Parish 2.9 miles
- Ingham Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Cavenham Parish 3.3 miles
- Fornham St. Genevieve Parish 3.4 miles
- Ampton Parish 3.4 miles
- Little Livermere Parish 3.8 miles
- Fornham All Saints Built-up area 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in West Stow
IP28 6HG, IP28 6UX, IP28 6EY, IP28 6ET, IP28 6HA, IP28 6HE, IP28 6UY, IP28 6EX, IP28 6EU … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 35.2 miles
- Norwich International Airport 35.9 miles
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 5.5 miles
- Thetford Railway Station 7.6 miles
Hotels near West Stow Ad
- Elveden Inn 5 4.6 miles
- The Cadogan Arms 4 3.1 miles
- Guinness Arms 4 2.2 miles
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 4.8 miles
- All Saints Resort 4 3.9 miles
- Suffolk Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- Three Kings 3.8 miles
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 6.3 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 6.7 miles
- The Bushel 5.8 miles
Local points of interest
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 1.2 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 4.3 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 7.4 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 10 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 11.1 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 13.4 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 15.4 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 15.5 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 16.5 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 17.3 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 17.5 miles