Badley
Parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.166, 1.024 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 06 56 |
| Dialling code: | 01449 (Stowmarket) |
Badley is a tiny, rural civil parish in Mid Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk in eastern England. It sits amid the arable fields, hedgerows and quiet lanes typical of East Anglia, a few miles from the market town of Stowmarket, and feels much quieter and more dispersed than the larger surrounding villages.
The area has ancient roots with traces of earlier settlement and a handful of historic farm buildings, and its economy remains largely agricultural, supplemented by residents who commute to nearby towns. Social life and services are limited locally, so the parish is often valued for its rural tranquillity, country footpaths and the sense of a small, close-knit community rather than for commercial amenities.
Postcode districts covering Badley
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Colchester 19.7 miles31.8 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 13.7 miles22 km
- Felixstowe 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Thetford 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Sudbury 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Stowmarket 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Harwich 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Walton-on-the-Naze 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Frinton-on-Sea 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Halstead 22.4 miles36 km
- Woodbridge 13.1 miles21 km
Neighbouring places
- Creeting St. Peter or West Creeting Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Combs Ford Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Needham Market Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Stow Thorney Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stowmarket Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Combs Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Battisford Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- St. Peter's Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Creeting St. Mary Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Barking Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Stowupland Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Darmsden Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Badley
IP6 8RT, IP6 8RU, IP6 8RJ, IP6 8RP, IP6 8RN, IP6 8RR, IP14 2EE, IP6 8RL, IP6 8RS
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 36.9 miles59.4 km
- Stansted Airport 38.7 miles62.4 km
- Needham Market Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stowmarket Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
Hotels near Badley Ad
- Limes Hotel 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Best Western Claydon Hotel 3 5.6 miles9 km
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 8 miles12.8 km
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 9.2 miles14.9 km
- The Marquis 10 miles16.1 km
- Novotel Ipswich Centre 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The Carlton Hotel 9 miles14.4 km
- Holiday Inn Ipswich 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Muthu Belstead Brook Hotel 4 10 miles16.1 km
Local points of interest
- Portman Road Stadium 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Suffolk College University 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 14.3 miles23 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 14.9 miles24 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Ickworth House Estate 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 18.1 miles29.1 km