Chadacre is a small, rural ward in the district of Babergh in Suffolk, England, characterised by rolling arable fields, hedgerows and narrow country lanes. Its quiet landscape sits not far from the market towns of Sudbury and Lavenham, and is typical of south Suffolk’s patchwork of farms, woodlands and scattered hamlets.
The area has a strong agricultural heritage - visible in working farms and the presence of the historic country house Chadacre Hall, which has links to agricultural education and rural life - and a small, socially active population that relies on village halls, parish churches and local pubs for community events. Economically the ward remains largely farm-based but also supports small rural businesses and some commuters who travel to nearby towns, while visitors are drawn to the quiet countryside and nearby heritage villages.
Postcode districts covering Chadacre
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Cambridge 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Colchester 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Braintree 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 8 miles12.9 km
- Haverhill 11.8 miles19 km
- Witham 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Thetford 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Sudbury 7 miles11.3 km
- Stowmarket 13 miles21 km
- Newmarket 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Saffron Walden 20.6 miles33.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Hartest Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Shimpling Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Stanstead Parish 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Boxted Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Lawshall Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Somerton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Alpheton Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Glemsford Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Brockley Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Hawkedon Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Whepstead Parish 3.8 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Chadacre
IP29 4PH, IP29 4PX, IP29 4ND, CO10 7UN, CO10 9AR, CO10 7QW, IP29 4EL, IP29 4FH, CO10 7PU … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 26.1 miles42.1 km
- London Southend Airport 38.8 miles62.5 km
- Sudbury Railway Station 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Bus Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
Hotels near Chadacre Ad
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 3.8 miles6.2 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Painters at the Angel 6.8 miles11 km
- Angel Hotel 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Mill Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 7.5 miles12.1 km
- All Saints Hotel 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
- The George and Dragon Inn 4.1 miles6.5 km
- The Grange Hotel 10 miles16.1 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 8.8 miles14.2 km
Schools in Chadacre
- All Saints' C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall Primary
- Glemsford Primary Academy Primary
- Hartest C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 12.5 miles20.2 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 15.5 miles25 km
- Marks Hall Estate 16.2 miles26 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 17.4 miles28 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 18.6 miles30 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Portman Road Stadium 19.7 miles31.8 km