Saxmundham
Built-up area in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.217, 1.489 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 38 63 |
| Population: | 4,225 |
| Dialling code: | 01728 |
Saxmundham is a small market town in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England, sitting on the A12 and served by a station on the East Suffolk Line. It’s long been a local hub for surrounding villages, with a compact high street of independent shops, a weekly market and a prominent medieval parish church; its name reflects Saxon origins and it appears in the Domesday survey.
The town is a handy base for the Suffolk coast and the surrounding Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, lying close to Aldeburgh and Snape with their music and arts venues, and not far from Sizewell power station, so employment mixes agriculture, tourism and local industry. Community life is quietly lively, with events, galleries and good rail links making it popular with both commuters and visitors.
Postcode districts covering Saxmundham
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 17.6 miles
- Lowestoft 20.5 miles
- Felixstowe 18.8 miles
- Stowmarket 21.1 miles
- Harwich 21.9 miles
- Beccles 16.6 miles
- Woodbridge 11.3 miles
- Kesgrave 15.1 miles
- Diss 19.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kelsale Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Benhall Green Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Kelsale cum Carlton Parish 1.5 miles
- Sternfield Parish 1.7 miles
- Aldeburgh & Leiston Ward 2.2 miles
- Rendham Parish 2.4 miles
- Knodishall Parish 2.5 miles
- Swefling Parish 2.5 miles
- Farnham Parish 2.6 miles
- Stratford St. Andrew Parish 2.8 miles
- Great Glemham Parish 3 miles
- Snape Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Saxmundham
IP17 1YT, IP17 1GL, IP17 1GG, IP17 1GF, IP17 1BD, IP17 1BH, IP17 1EG, IP17 1FN, IP17 1GB … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 32.9 miles
- London Southend Airport 55.9 miles
- Saxmundham Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Darsham Railway Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near Saxmundham Ad
- The Bell Hotel, Saxmundham 4 0.2 miles
- The White Horse Hotel 3.7 miles
- Satis House 3 3.5 miles
- The Westleton Crown 3 5 miles
- Sibton White Horse Inn 4.6 miles
- The White Lion Hotel 3 6.4 miles
- The Eelsfoot inn 4 4.6 miles
- Thorpeness Golf Club and Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- The Dolphin Inn 4 5.9 miles
- The White Hart 4 8.4 miles
Schools in Saxmundham
- Saxmundham Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Snape Maltings Theatre 3.7 miles
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 3.7 miles
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 4.2 miles
- Minsmere Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4.9 miles
- Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 6.3 miles
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 10.5 miles
- Southwold Harbour Harbour 10.8 miles
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 14.2 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 15.8 miles
- Suffolk College University 17.8 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 18.3 miles
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 19.4 miles