| Coordinates: | 52.457, 1.503 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TM 38 90 |
| Dialling code: | 01986 (Bungay) |
Shipmeadow is a small, rural parish in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England, set on the low-lying floodplain of the River Waveney close to the Norfolk border and within easy reach of the market towns of Bungay and Halesworth. The landscape is dominated by grazing meadows, drainage channels and quiet lanes, giving the area a strong riverside and Broads-influenced character.
Historically it grew from medieval farmsteads and still shows that agricultural heritage in surviving farm buildings and scattered historic houses; today the local economy is largely farming with some small enterprises and commuters to nearby towns. The parish has a sparse, close-knit community and attracts walkers, anglers and anyone after rural tranquillity, with river and footpath routes linking it into the wider Norfolk Broads and East Anglian countryside.
Postcode districts covering Shipmeadow
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Lowestoft 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Great Yarmouth 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Beccles 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Diss 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Attleborough 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Bradwell 11.8 miles19 km
Neighbouring places
- Barsham Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Mettingham Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Geldeston Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Ellingham and Kirby Cane Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- St. John, Ilketshall Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Gillingham Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Ellingham Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Ringsfield Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Ditchingham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- St. Andrew, Ilketshall Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Bungay Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Kirby Cane Parish 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Shipmeadow
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Stansted Airport 66.7 miles107.3 km
- Beccles Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Brampton 4.6 miles7.4 km
Hotels near Shipmeadow Ad
- The Swan Motel, Gillingham 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Waveney House Hotel 3 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Coach House Suffolk 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Dragons Den 7.5 miles12 km
- Hk Rooms - Self Catering Serviced Rooms 4 10 miles16.1 km
- The Angel 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Park Hill Hotel 3 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Munnings Lodge 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Wherry Hotel 3 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Ivy House Country Hotel 3 8.3 miles13.3 km
Local points of interest
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11 miles17.6 km
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Southwold Harbour Harbour 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 13 miles21 km
- Plumstead Hall Estate 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 14 miles22.6 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Yarmouth Racecourse Recreation 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 16 miles25.7 km
- Minsmere Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16 miles25.7 km
- Hemsby Beach Beach 18.6 miles29.9 km