Bildeston is a small village and civil parish in the district of Babergh in Suffolk, England. It sits amid rolling agricultural countryside and has a compact high street and a conservation area of timber‑framed and later buildings, giving it a distinctly rural character while being within easy reach of market towns such as Hadleigh and Ipswich.
The village has historic roots in the medieval wool and cloth trade, visible in its street pattern and older buildings, and today supports a mix of local shops, pubs, community groups and farming. Bildeston retains an active social life with regular village events and is popular with people seeking a rural base close to larger employment and service centres.
Postcode districts covering Bildeston
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 11.5 miles
- Colchester 15 miles
- Braintree 21.8 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 23.6 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 12.3 miles
- Felixstowe 20.9 miles
- Haverhill 20.5 miles
- Witham 24.2 miles
- Thetford 22.3 miles
- Sudbury 9.1 miles
- Stowmarket 6.3 miles
- Harwich 18.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bildeston Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Nedging-with-Naughton Parish 1 mile
- Nedging Tye Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Chelsworth Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hitcham Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Wattisham Parish 1.4 miles
- Kettlebaston Parish 2.1 miles
- Semer Parish 2.2 miles
- Monks Eleigh Built-up area 2.2 miles
- North West Cosford Ward 2.5 miles
- Great Bricett Built-up area 2.5 miles
- South East Cosford Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Bildeston
IP7 7EY, IP7 7ES, IP7 7EH, IP7 7JR, IP7 7BJ, IP7 7SB, IP7 7TG, IP7 7EE, IP7 7EW … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 32.8 miles
- London Southend Airport 38.3 miles
- Stowmarket Railway Station 6.7 miles
- Needham Market Railway Station 6.7 miles
- Bus Station 9.2 miles
Hotels near Bildeston Ad
- The Crown, Bildeston 4 0.2 miles
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 6.7 miles
- The Marquis 6.3 miles
- The Crown Stoke by Nayland 3 8.4 miles
- Best Western Claydon Hotel 3 8.4 miles
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 8.5 miles
- The Crown Inn Hotel 8.6 miles
- Limes Hotel 6.6 miles
- Painters at the Angel 9.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Ipswich 4 9.8 miles
Schools in Bildeston
- Bildeston Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Portman Road Stadium 10.5 miles
- Suffolk College University 11.3 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 12.9 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 13.4 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 14.1 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 14.3 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 15.6 miles
- University of Essex University 16 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 17.5 miles
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 17.6 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 17.9 miles