Assington is a small, distinctly rural ward in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, centred on a historic village set among rolling arable fields and hedged lanes. The settlement retains a mix of timber‑framed cottages and later brick houses, with remnants of estate parkland from a former country house giving the local landscape a slightly parkland feel and attractive vistas towards the River Stour and the county boundary with Essex.
The local economy is largely agricultural, with a handful of small businesses and many residents commuting to nearby market towns such as Sudbury. Social life is village‑centred, with a parish church, a village hall and occasional fetes and walking groups making use of the surrounding footpaths and the wider Stour valley countryside.
Postcode districts covering Assington
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 15.8 miles
- Colchester 9 miles
- Chelmsford 23.6 miles
- Braintree 13.8 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 20.8 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 16.6 miles
- Felixstowe 23.1 miles
- Haverhill 16.5 miles
- Witham 16 miles
- Sudbury 3.3 miles
- Maldon 19.8 miles
- Stowmarket 14.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Assington Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Newton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Little Cornard Parish 1.9 miles
- Leavenheath Built-up area 2 miles
- Bures St. Mary Parish 2.2 miles
- Great Cornard Parish 2.2 miles
- Boxford Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Edwardstone Parish 2.8 miles
- Lamarsh Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Bures Built-up area 3 miles
- Bures St. Mary & Nayland Ward 3 miles
- Chilton Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Assington
CO10 0RD, CO6 4PT, CO10 0QE, CO6 4PY, CO10 0YA, CO6 4UH, CO10 0QQ, CO6 4NP, CO6 4PB … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 25.8 miles
- London Southend Airport 30.8 miles
- Bures Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Sudbury Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Bus Station 3.5 miles
- Colchester Bus Station 9.6 miles
Hotels near Assington Ad
- The Crown Stoke by Nayland 3 4.2 miles
- The Crown, Bildeston 4 8 miles
- Painters at the Angel 3.6 miles
- The Lion 5 9.3 miles
- The Marquis 7.1 miles
- Talbooth House & Spa 4 8.4 miles
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 5.9 miles
- The Mill Hotel 4 3.9 miles
- The Crown Inn Hotel 5.9 miles
- Greyfriars 4 9.5 miles
Schools in Assington
- The Ryes College Independent - special
Local points of interest
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 6.2 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 9.3 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 9.7 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 11 miles
- University of Essex University 11.1 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 11.9 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 13.6 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 14.8 miles
- Suffolk College University 15.6 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 15.6 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 16.7 miles