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 miles35.9 km
- Cambridge 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Colchester 19 miles30.6 km
- Braintree 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 8.9 miles14.2 km
- Haverhill 10 miles16.1 km
- Witham 22.4 miles36 km
- Thetford 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Sudbury 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Stowmarket 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Newmarket 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Saffron Walden 18.8 miles30.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Somerton Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Hartest Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Hawkedon Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stanstead Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Chadacre Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Glemsford Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Stansfield Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Brockley Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Cavendish Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Shimpling Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Whepstead & Wickhambrook Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Lawshall Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Boxted
IP29 4JU, IP29 4JS, IP29 4LW, IP29 4LJ, IP29 4LH, IP29 4JZ, IP29 4JT, IP29 4LN, IP29 4LE … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 24.6 miles39.5 km
- London Southend Airport 38.5 miles61.9 km
- Sudbury Railway Station 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 9 miles14.5 km
- Bus Station 7 miles11.3 km
Hotels near Boxted Ad
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Painters at the Angel 7 miles11.3 km
- Angel Hotel 4 8.5 miles13.6 km
- The Mill Hotel 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 8.4 miles13.6 km
- The George and Dragon Inn 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Suffolk Hotel 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Sturmer Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 6.1 miles9.9 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 14.2 miles22.8 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Marks Hall Estate 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 16.2 miles26 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 18 miles29 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 19 miles30.6 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 19.7 miles31.7 km