Brandeston
Parish in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.197, 1.282 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 24 60 |
| Dialling code: | 01728 (Saxmundham) |
Brandeston is a small rural village and civil parish in East Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk, England. Set in gently rolling arable countryside a short drive from Framlingham and the Suffolk Coast, it retains a peaceful agricultural character with farms, lanes and hedgerow-lined fields shaping daily life.
The parish is notable for its historic buildings and tight-knit community: a medieval parish church and clusters of timber-framed and thatched cottages sit alongside a larger manor house, and local life revolves around a village hall, occasional fetes and the nearby market towns. While small, Brandeston offers a good example of Suffolk village life, where history, farming and community events keep traditions alive amid modern pressures on rural services.
Postcode districts covering Brandeston
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 11 miles17.7 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 23.6 miles38 km
- Felixstowe 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Stowmarket 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Harwich 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Walton-on-the-Naze 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Beccles 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Woodbridge 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Kesgrave 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Diss 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Attleborough 24.4 miles39.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Brandeston Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Cretingham Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Kettleburgh Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Monewden Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Hoo Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Earl Soham Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Framsden Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Charsfield Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Ashfield cum Thorpe Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Letheringham Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Easton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Framlingham Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Brandeston
IP13 7AF, IP13 7AS, IP13 7AT, IP13 7AG, IP13 7AJ, IP13 7AW, IP13 7AD, IP13 7AL, IP13 7AQ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 33.1 miles53.2 km
- Stansted Airport 49.4 miles79.6 km
- Wickham Market Railway Station 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Melton Railway Station 6.8 miles11 km
Hotels near Brandeston Ad
- Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Bell Hotel Saxmundham 4 9 miles14.5 km
- Milsoms Kesgrave Hall 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
- The Crown Hotel 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Best Western Claydon Hotel 3 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Ufford Park Resort 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
Local points of interest
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Snape Maltings Theatre 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Suffolk College University 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Portman Road Stadium 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Minsmere Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 14 miles22.5 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 16.1 miles25.8 km
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 16.2 miles26 km