Bacton
Built-up area in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.265, 1.015 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 05 67 |
| Population: | 1,324 |
| Dialling code: | 01449 (Stowmarket) |
Bacton is a small rural village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, sitting amid the low, arable rolling countryside typical of East Anglia. It retains a mix of red‑brick and timber‑framed houses, pockets of hedgerow and lanes, and a village core marked by a parish church with medieval origins and a close‑knit community feel.
Historically agricultural, the village’s economy has diversified in recent decades with some residents commuting to nearby market towns while others run local small businesses; village life still revolves around the hall, pub and community events, and there are good footpaths for walkers keen to explore the quieter Suffolk landscape. The place is representative of many Suffolk parishes where history, vernacular architecture and active local groups help keep rural traditions alive.
Postcode districts covering Bacton
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 16 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 12.1 miles
- Thetford 15.3 miles
- Sudbury 19.8 miles
- Stowmarket 5.5 miles
- Harwich 25 miles
- Mildenhall 22.8 miles
- Woodbridge 17.2 miles
- Kesgrave 16.9 miles
- Diss 8.7 miles
- Attleborough 17 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cotton Parish 0.9 miles
- Finningham Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Wyverstone Parish 1.4 miles
- Westhorpe Parish 1.8 miles
- Gipping Parish 2.5 miles
- Wickham Skeith Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Gislingham Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Mendlesham Built-up area 3 miles
- Old Newton Built-up area 3 miles
- Old Newton with Dagworth Parish 3 miles
- Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden Ward 3.1 miles
- Mendlesham Green Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Bacton
IP14 4ND, IP14 4JY, IP14 4FZ, IP14 4NN, IP14 4PQ, IP14 4RB, IP14 4RT, IP14 4RA, IP14 4RD … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 30.5 miles
- Stansted Airport 42.3 miles
- Elmswell Railway Station 4.7 miles
- Stowmarket Railway Station 5.2 miles
Hotels near Bacton Ad
- The White Horse Inn 4 4 miles
- The Four Horseshoes 4 3.6 miles
- Bull Auberge 4.8 miles
- Travelodge Ipswich Stowmarket 3 4.2 miles
- Six Bells 8 miles
- Best Western Brome Grange Hotel 3 7.3 miles
- The White Horse Hotel 3 4 miles
- The White Horse 3 8.1 miles
- The Park Hotel 8.4 miles
- The Oaksmere 4 7.6 miles
Schools in Bacton
- Bacton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 6.2 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 7.7 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 8.4 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 14 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 14.4 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 15.5 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 15.8 miles
- Suffolk College University 15.9 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 16.3 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 16.4 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 17 miles
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 18.2 miles