Monks Eleigh is a small, picturesque village and civil parish in the district of Babergh in rural Suffolk, England. Its historic core includes a medieval parish church and a number of timber‑framed and listed buildings, set amid gently rolling arable countryside; the village is typical of the south Suffolk landscape and sits not far from larger market towns such as Sudbury and Lavenham.
Historically the area shares in the county’s agricultural and former wool‑trade heritage, and today retains a strong community feel with local events, a village hall and small businesses alongside farming. It is popular with walkers and visitors interested in rural history, while many residents commute to nearby towns for work, keeping the village a quiet but socially active place.
Postcode districts covering Monks Eleigh
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Colchester 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Braintree 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Felixstowe 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Haverhill 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Witham 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Thetford 23 miles37.1 km
- Sudbury 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Stowmarket 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Harwich 19.6 miles31.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Chelsworth Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Lindsey Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Kettlebaston Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Milden Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Brent Eleigh Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bildeston Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Box Vale Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Semer Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Preston St. Mary Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Hitcham Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Nedging-with-Naughton Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Little Waldingfield Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Monks Eleigh
IP7 7AX, IP7 7LQ, IP7 7NS, IP7 7JJ, IP7 7JG, IP7 7JF, IP7 7BA, IP7 7AY, IP7 7JH … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 30.5 miles49.2 km
- London Southend Airport 36.7 miles59 km
- Sudbury Railway Station 6.9 miles11 km
- Stowmarket Railway Station 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Bus Station 6.9 miles11.2 km
Hotels near Monks Eleigh Ad
- The Crown Stoke by Nayland 3 7.2 miles11.5 km
- The Marquis 6.2 miles10 km
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf and Spa 4 6.4 miles10.4 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Painters at the Angel 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The Mill Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Limes Hotel 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The George and Dragon Inn 6.6 miles10.6 km
Local points of interest
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Portman Road Stadium 11.9 miles19.2 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Suffolk College University 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Ickworth House Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 14.3 miles23.1 km
- University of Essex University 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Marks Hall Estate 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 17.2 miles27.6 km