Wherstead is a small riverside parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, sitting on the south bank of the River Orwell just downstream of Ipswich. The landscape is gently sloping farmland and woodland with a compact village focus, a historic parish church and a low, dispersed population that gives the place a distinctly rural feel.
Notable local features include Wherstead Park, a Regency country house and estate now used for events, while proximity to the Orwell Bridge and the A14 provides quick road links to Ipswich and the east coast. Economically the area remains rooted in agriculture and small local businesses, with many residents commuting into the town and the port areas, and a quiet, community-minded social life shaped by the riverside setting and historic buildings.
Postcode districts covering Wherstead
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 2.5 miles4 km
- Colchester 14 miles22.6 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Felixstowe 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Sudbury 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Stowmarket 13 miles21 km
- Harwich 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Walton-on-the-Naze 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Frinton-on-Sea 13.7 miles22 km
- Halstead 22 miles35.5 km
- Woodbridge 8.8 miles14.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Freston Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Stoke Park Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Orwell Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Bridge Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Pinewood Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Gainsborough Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Belstead Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Sprites Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Holywells Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Gipping Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Tattingstone Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Ipswich Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Wherstead
IP9 2AT, IP9 2AZ, IP9 2AN, IP9 2BB, IP9 2AS, IP9 2AH, IP9 2AR, IP2 8SA, IP2 8NE … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 36.5 miles58.7 km
- Stansted Airport 39.8 miles64 km
- Ipswich Railway Station 2 miles3.3 km
- Derby Road Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
Hotels near Wherstead Ad
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Novotel Ipswich Centre 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- The Lion 5 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Holiday Inn Ipswich Orwell 4 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Holiday Inn Ipswich 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Carlton Hotel 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Muthu Belstead Brook Hotel 4 1.2 miles2 km
- Milsoms Kesgrave Hall 4 6 miles9.6 km
Local points of interest
- Portman Road Stadium 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Suffolk College University 2.5 miles4 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles19.8 km
- University of Essex University 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Pedlars Wood Forest 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 14.1 miles22.7 km