Boxted is a small rural village and civil parish in the district of Babergh, Suffolk, England, set among rolling arable farmland and hedgerow-lined lanes. The village keeps a distinctly historic character, with timber-framed cottages and a traditional parish church among a handful of listed buildings, and its name reflects the landscape - an old English reference to the box tree.
Life in Boxted is largely agricultural with a mix of small local businesses and residents who commute to larger centres, and the area is popular with walkers and riders enjoying quiet country lanes and public footpaths. There’s a modest village social life centred on local halls and occasional events, and the parish retains a strong sense of community and historic continuity despite modern pressures.
Postcode districts covering Boxted
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 22.3 miles
- Cambridge 22.7 miles
- Colchester 19 miles
- Braintree 17.4 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 8.9 miles
- Haverhill 10 miles
- Witham 22.4 miles
- Thetford 20.3 miles
- Sudbury 7.3 miles
- Stowmarket 14.8 miles
- Newmarket 13.5 miles
- Saffron Walden 18.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Somerton Parish 1.1 miles
- Hartest Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Hawkedon Parish 1.6 miles
- Stanstead Parish 1.7 miles
- Chadacre Ward 1.8 miles
- Glemsford Built-up area 2 miles
- Stansfield Parish 2.6 miles
- Brockley Parish 2.7 miles
- Cavendish Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Shimpling Parish 3 miles
- Whepstead & Wickhambrook Ward 3.2 miles
- Lawshall Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Boxted
IP29 4LN, IP29 4JR, IP29 4LJ, IP29 4JS, IP29 4JU, IP29 4JP, IP29 4JT, IP29 4LE, IP29 4LW … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 24.6 miles
- London Southend Airport 38.5 miles
- Sudbury Railway Station 7.2 miles
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 9 miles
- Bus Station 7 miles
Hotels near Boxted Ad
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 4.3 miles
- The Crown Inn Hotel 4.3 miles
- Angel Hotel 4 8.5 miles
- Painters at the Angel 7 miles
- The Mill Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 8.4 miles
- The George and Dragon Inn 4.4 miles
- Sturmer Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 4 9.2 miles
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 9.5 miles
- Rose & Crown Hotel 5 9.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 6.1 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 12.7 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 14.2 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 14.6 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 15.8 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 16.2 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 17.5 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 17.8 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 17.8 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 18 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 19 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 19.7 miles