Framlingham
Built-up area in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.221, 1.339 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 28 63 |
| Population: | 3,086 |
| Dialling code: | 01728 (Saxmundham) |
Framlingham sits in gently rolling countryside in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England and is best known for its impressive medieval curtain‑walled Framlingham Castle, which famously has no central keep and was the rallying point for Mary Tudor in 1553. The castle overlooks the spring‑fed Framlingham Mere and a compact market town of timber‑framed and Georgian streets, with the Victorian Framlingham College campus also a prominent local landmark.
Today the town combines an agricultural hinterland with a tidy tourist trade centred on the castle, independent shops, cafés and a regular market, while a strong local community supports arts, food and music events and active amateur sports - giving Framlingham a lively small‑town feel without losing its historic character.
Postcode districts covering Framlingham
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 13.6 miles
- Lowestoft 24 miles
- Felixstowe 18 miles
- Stowmarket 14.8 miles
- Harwich 20.1 miles
- Beccles 18.6 miles
- Woodbridge 8.8 miles
- Kesgrave 11.8 miles
- Diss 14.4 miles
- Attleborough 24.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Parham Parish 1.7 miles
- Kettleburgh Parish 1.9 miles
- Saxtead Parish 1.9 miles
- Dennington Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Cransford Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Brandeston Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Easton Built-up area 3 miles
- Earl Soham Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Hacheston Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Badingham Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Tannington Parish 3.3 miles
- Hoo Parish 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Framlingham
IP13 9FR, IP13 9BT, IP13 9RF, IP13 9HU, IP13 9LD, IP13 9JR, IP13 9ER, IP13 9DW, IP13 9AJ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 31.5 miles
- Stansted Airport 52.3 miles
- Wickham Market Railway Station 5.5 miles
- Saxmundham Railway Station 6.4 miles
Hotels near Framlingham Ad
- The Bell Hotel Saxmundham 4 6.5 miles
- The Crown Hotel 8.9 miles
- Ufford Park Resort 4 7.2 miles
- Satis House 3 8 miles
Schools in Framlingham
- Framlingham College Independent - all ages
- Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form Secondary
Local points of interest
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 6.6 miles
- Snape Maltings Theatre 7.8 miles
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 7.9 miles
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 8.8 miles
- Minsmere Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.1 miles
- Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 12.1 miles
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 12.4 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 12.5 miles
- Suffolk College University 13.7 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 14.1 miles
- Southwold Harbour Harbour 16 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 16.4 miles