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 miles
- Cambridge 24.3 miles
- Colchester 18.5 miles
- Braintree 18.3 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 8 miles
- Haverhill 11.8 miles
- Witham 22.9 miles
- Thetford 19.6 miles
- Sudbury 7 miles
- Stowmarket 13 miles
- Newmarket 14.7 miles
- Saffron Walden 20.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hartest Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Shimpling Parish 1.3 miles
- Stanstead Parish 1.5 miles
- Boxted Parish 1.8 miles
- Lawshall Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Somerton Parish 2.1 miles
- Alpheton Parish 2.4 miles
- Glemsford Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Brockley Parish 2.9 miles
- Hawkedon Parish 3.1 miles
- Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield Parish 3.6 miles
- Whepstead Parish 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Chadacre
IP29 4PJ, CO10 7RQ, CO10 7QU, IP29 4JS, IP29 4JN, CO10 7PL, CO10 7RL, IP29 4PE, CO10 9AT … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 26.1 miles
- London Southend Airport 38.8 miles
- Sudbury Railway Station 6.9 miles
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 8.3 miles
- Bus Station 6.8 miles
Hotels near Chadacre Ad
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 3.8 miles
- The Crown Inn Hotel 3.9 miles
- The Crown, Bildeston 4 9.1 miles
- Angel Hotel 4 7.7 miles
- Painters at the Angel 6.8 miles
- The Mill Hotel 4 6.6 miles
- All Saints Hotel 4 9.9 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 7.5 miles
- The George and Dragon Inn 4.1 miles
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 8.8 miles
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 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 12.5 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 14.6 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 14.8 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 15.5 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 16.2 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 16.9 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 17.4 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 18.4 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 18.6 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 19.2 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 19.7 miles