Great Green is a small hamlet in the district of Babergh in rural Suffolk, England. It sits amid the typical undulating arable countryside of south‑west Suffolk, with hedged lanes, small copses and a cluster of cottages around what was traditionally a village green used for grazing and local gatherings.
Community life is quiet and closely tied to nearby market towns such as Sudbury and the historic wool towns of the district like Lavenham; the local economy is largely agricultural with some small businesses and commuters travelling to larger centres including Ipswich. Its appeal is largely rural and historic rather than tourist‑led, offering timber‑framed houses, scenic walking country and a strong sense of local continuity.
Postcode districts covering Great Green
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 17.4 miles28 km
- Colchester 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Braintree 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Haverhill 16.8 miles27 km
- Thetford 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Sudbury 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Stowmarket 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Harwich 25 miles40.2 km
- Newmarket 17.7 miles28.6 km
- Mildenhall 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Halstead 16.9 miles27.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Cockfield Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bradfield St. Clare Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Thorpe Morieux Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Felsham Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Bradfield St. George Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Gedding Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Little Whelnetham Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Brettenham Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Great Whelnetham Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Rougham Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Drinkstone Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Great Green
IP30 0HQ, IP30 0HJ, IP30 0JZ, IP30 0DD, IP30 0HE, IP30 0HL, IP30 0HR, IP30 0HW, IP30 0BE … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 31.1 miles50 km
- Norwich International Airport 40.5 miles65.2 km
- Thurston Railway Station 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Elmswell Railway Station 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Bus Station 9.5 miles15.2 km
Hotels near Great Green Ad
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Angel Hotel 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Grange Hotel 6.6 miles10.7 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 7.1 miles11.5 km
- All Saints Hotel 4 8.7 miles14 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Painters at the Angel 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The Mill Hotel 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The George and Dragon Inn 7.3 miles11.8 km
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 10.7 miles17.2 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Portman Road Stadium 16.4 miles26.5 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 16.8 miles27 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Suffolk College University 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 18.4 miles29.7 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 18.9 miles30.3 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 19 miles30.5 km