Hartest is a small rural village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, roughly halfway between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury. Perched on a gentle ridge, the village enjoys wide views over surrounding arable countryside and retains a compact core of traditional cottages clustered around a village green and parish church.
Historic interest comes from a mix of timber‑framed and Georgian buildings and a long agricultural heritage; today the local economy remains largely linked to farming, with a number of residents commuting to nearby towns. Community life is lively for a place of its size, centred on the pub, village hall and occasional local events that keep village traditions and neighbourly networks strong.
Postcode districts covering Hartest
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 21.7 miles35 km
- Cambridge 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Colchester 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Braintree 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Haverhill 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Witham 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Thetford 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Sudbury 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Stowmarket 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Newmarket 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Ely 24.9 miles40.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Hartest Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Chadacre Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Somerton Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Boxted Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Lawshall Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Brockley Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Hawkedon Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Shimpling Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Stanstead Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Whepstead Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Rede Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Whepstead & Wickhambrook Ward 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Hartest
IP29 4EL, IP29 4EG, IP29 4DR, IP29 4DZ, IP29 4ES, IP29 4NA, IP29 4DD, IP29 4ET, IP29 4JN … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 26.2 miles42.1 km
- London Southend Airport 39.8 miles64 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Sudbury Railway Station 8 miles12.9 km
- Bus Station 7.9 miles12.6 km
Hotels near Hartest Ad
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 5 miles8 km
- Angel Hotel 4 6.9 miles11.2 km
- All Saints Hotel 4 9 miles14.5 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 6.8 miles11 km
- Painters at the Angel 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Mill Hotel 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 8 miles12.9 km
- The Grange Hotel 9.6 miles15.4 km
- The George and Dragon Inn 5.1 miles8.3 km
Schools in Hartest
- Hartest C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 5 miles8 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 14.5 miles23.4 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Marks Hall Estate 17.1 miles27.4 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 18 miles29 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 19.3 miles31 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 19.3 miles31 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 19.9 miles32.1 km