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 miles25.8 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Thetford 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Sudbury 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Stowmarket 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Harwich 25 miles40.2 km
- Mildenhall 22.8 miles36.8 km
- Woodbridge 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Kesgrave 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Diss 8.7 miles14 km
- Attleborough 17 miles27.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Cotton Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Finningham Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Wyverstone Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Westhorpe Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Gipping Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Wickham Skeith Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Gislingham Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Mendlesham Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Old Newton Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Old Newton with Dagworth Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden Ward 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Mendlesham Green Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Bacton
IP14 4NF, IP14 4NS, IP14 4SA, IP14 4LN, IP14 4NX, IP14 4NE, IP14 4LL, IP14 4LP, IP14 4LJ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 30.5 miles49.1 km
- Stansted Airport 42.3 miles68 km
- Elmswell Railway Station 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Stowmarket Railway Station 5.2 miles8.4 km
Hotels near Bacton Ad
- The Oaksmere 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Grange Hotel 9 miles14.5 km
- The Scole Hotel 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Limes Hotel 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 8.5 miles13.8 km
Schools in Bacton
- Bacton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 6.2 miles10 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 14 miles22.6 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Portman Road Stadium 15.5 miles25 km
- Ickworth House Estate 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Suffolk College University 15.9 miles25.5 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 17 miles27.4 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 18.2 miles29.2 km