Ashbocking
Parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.151, 1.18 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 17 55 |
| Population: | 356 |
| Dialling code: | 01473 (Ipswich) |
Ashbocking is a small, quietly rural village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England. Set among arable fields and pockets of ancient woodland a short drive north of Ipswich, it presents the classic lowland Suffolk landscape of hedgerows, lanes and scattered cottages centred on a historic parish church and a modest village green.
With medieval origins, the village retains several older buildings and a strong sense of local history; economically it remains rooted in agriculture while many residents commute to nearby towns. Community life is centred on the church, village hall and occasional fetes and local groups, giving Ashbocking a close-knit, quietly resilient character despite modern pressures on rural communities.
Postcode districts covering Ashbocking
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 6.7 miles
- Colchester 21.7 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 24.2 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 20.2 miles
- Felixstowe 14.8 miles
- Sudbury 20.5 miles
- Stowmarket 8.3 miles
- Harwich 15.3 miles
- Walton-on-the-Naze 20.9 miles
- Frinton-on-Sea 22 miles
- Woodbridge 6.7 miles
- Kesgrave 6.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ashbocking Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Gosbeck Parish 1.4 miles
- Hemingstone Parish 1.7 miles
- Helmingham Parish 1.7 miles
- Otley Bottom Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Swilland Parish 1.9 miles
- Otley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Crowfield Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Claydon & Barham Ward 2.3 miles
- Henley Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Coddenham Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Pettaugh Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Ashbocking
IP6 9JJ, IP6 9JS, IP6 9NL, IP6 9PG, IP6 9JU, IP6 9LD, IP6 9LF, IP6 9JH, IP14 6ET … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 36.5 miles
- Stansted Airport 44.2 miles
- Westerfield Railway Station 4.8 miles
- Needham Market Railway Station 5.3 miles
Hotels near Ashbocking Ad
- Best Western Claydon Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- Milsoms Kesgrave Hall 4 6.4 miles
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 7 miles
- Novotel Ipswich Centre 4 6.8 miles
- The Carlton Hotel 6.3 miles
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 9.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Ipswich 4 7.1 miles
- The Crown Hotel 7.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Ipswich Orwell 4 8.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Suffolk College University 6.7 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 6.8 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 7.9 miles
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 9.4 miles
- Snape Maltings Theatre 13.5 miles
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 13.8 miles
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 14.3 miles
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 15 miles
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 16.2 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 16.6 miles