Sutton Common
Built-up area in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.083, 1.388 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 32 48 |
Sutton Common is a small area of common land in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England. Set in gently rolling farmland, it retains patches of lowland heath, grassland and hedgerow that give it a semi‑wild, rural character and places it within easy reach of the Suffolk coast and the wider Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB.
Historically used for grazing and small‑scale agriculture, the common still sits alongside working farms and is valued for walking, birdwatching and quiet recreation; the local economy leans on agriculture and low‑key tourism, while community life tends to be small‑scale and focused on countryside conservation rather than commercial activity.
Postcode districts covering Sutton Common
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 9.5 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 21.9 miles
- Felixstowe 8.7 miles
- Stowmarket 18.2 miles
- Harwich 11.7 miles
- Walton-on-the-Naze 16.7 miles
- Frinton-on-Sea 18.2 miles
- Woodbridge 3.4 miles
- Kesgrave 6.6 miles
- Diss 23.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sutton Heath Parish 0 miles
- Sutton Parish 1.2 miles
- Bromeswell Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Deben Ward 2 miles
- Shottisham Parish 2.2 miles
- Eyke Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Capel St. Andrew Parish 2.6 miles
- Hollesley Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Melton Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Rendlesham Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Boyton Parish 3.2 miles
- Ufford Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Sutton Common
IP12 3TX, IP12 3TQ, IP12 3TT, IP12 3TD, IP12 3LZ, IP12 3TA, IP12 3TZ, IP12 3TG, IP12 3TP … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 41.2 miles
- London Southend Airport 46.1 miles
- Melton Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Woodbridge Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Sutton Common Ad
- The Crown Hotel 3.1 miles
- Milsoms Kesgrave Hall 4 5.6 miles
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 9.8 miles
- Hotel Coco 4 8.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Ipswich Orwell 4 8.5 miles
- Ufford Park Resort 4 3.1 miles
- The Orwell Hotel 3 8.1 miles
- Easyhotel Ipswich 10 miles
Schools in Sutton Common
- Sandlings Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 2.2 miles
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 4.3 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 7.2 miles
- Snape Maltings Theatre 7.3 miles
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 9.2 miles
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 9.7 miles
- Suffolk College University 9.7 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 10.5 miles
- Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 10.7 miles
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 10.9 miles
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 13.7 miles
- Minsmere Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.7 miles