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 miles25.4 km
- Colchester 9 miles14.4 km
- Chelmsford 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Braintree 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Felixstowe 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Haverhill 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Witham 16 miles25.8 km
- Sudbury 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Maldon 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Stowmarket 14.5 miles23.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Assington Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Newton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Little Cornard Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Leavenheath Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Bures St. Mary Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Great Cornard Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Boxford Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Edwardstone Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Lamarsh Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Bures Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Bures St. Mary & Nayland Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Chilton Parish 3.1 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Assington
CO10 0QN, CO6 4PL, CO10 5LA, CO6 4FG, CO10 0PF, CO10 5NQ, CO10 5LF, CO10 0XW, CO10 5LN … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 25.8 miles41.5 km
- London Southend Airport 30.8 miles49.5 km
- Bures Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Sudbury Railway Station 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Bus Station 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Colchester Bus Station 9.6 miles15.4 km
Hotels near Assington Ad
- The Crown Stoke by Nayland 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf and Spa 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Painters at the Angel 3.6 miles5.9 km
- The Marquis 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Lion 5 9.3 miles14.9 km
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Talbooth House & Spa 4 8.4 miles13.6 km
- The Mill Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Greyfriars 4 9.5 miles15.2 km
Schools in Assington
- The Ryes College Independent - special
Local points of interest
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 6.2 miles10 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Marks Hall Estate 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 11 miles17.7 km
- University of Essex University 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Portman Road Stadium 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Suffolk College University 15.6 miles25 km
- Ickworth House Estate 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Dines Hall Country house 16.7 miles26.8 km