Kersey is a small rural village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, set in a pleasant shallow valley with a stream and an old mill. The village is noted for its narrow street of timber‑framed cottages, a medieval parish church and a well‑protected conservation area, giving it the timeless, picture‑postcard quality often associated with south Suffolk.
Historically Kersey gave its name to kersey cloth, a coarse woollen fabric once manufactured locally, and that woollen legacy shaped the village for centuries. Today the local economy is a mix of agriculture, small businesses and some tourism, with a small, active community keen on preserving its historic character while remaining within easy reach of market towns such as Hadleigh and Lavenham and the larger centre of Ipswich.
Postcode districts covering Kersey
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Colchester 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Braintree 19 miles30.6 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Felixstowe 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Haverhill 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Witham 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Sudbury 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Maldon 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Stowmarket 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Harwich 16.8 miles27.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Lindsey Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Hadleigh North Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Semer Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Groton Parish 2 miles3.1 km
- Hadleigh Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- South East Cosford Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Layham Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Box Vale Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Polstead Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Boxford Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Whatfield Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Milden Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Kersey
IP7 6EZ, IP7 6DT, IP7 6EX, IP7 6ET, IP7 6EG, IP7 6EF, IP7 6EE, IP7 6DU, IP7 6EH … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 30.9 miles49.7 km
- London Southend Airport 34.5 miles55.5 km
- Sudbury Railway Station 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Bures Railway Station 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Bus Station 7.5 miles12.1 km
Hotels near Kersey Ad
- The Crown Stoke by Nayland 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Marquis 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 5.6 miles9 km
- The Lion 5 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf and Spa 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Talbooth House & Spa 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Milsoms 4 7 miles11.3 km
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Colchester 3 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Painters at the Angel 7.7 miles12.4 km
Schools in Kersey
- Kersey C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Portman Road Stadium 10.1 miles16.2 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Suffolk College University 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 11.7 miles18.7 km
- University of Essex University 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 14 miles22.6 km
- Marks Hall Estate 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Ickworth House Estate 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 16.3 miles26.3 km