Badwell Ash
Parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.281, 0.933 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 00 68 |
| Population: | 770 |
| Dialling code: | 01359 (Pakenham) |
Badwell Ash sits in the gently rolling farmland of Mid Suffolk, in rural Suffolk, England. The village retains a traditional Suffolk character with a village green, timber‑framed cottages and a parish church, and it lies within easy reach of market towns such as Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, making it popular with walkers and commuters.
The village name recalls a long‑standing ash tree and an ancient well at its heart, and surviving medieval and later buildings give the place a strong sense of history. Local life revolves around agriculture, small businesses, a village hall and a pub, with an active community that looks after footpaths, woodlands and regular village events.
Postcode districts covering Badwell Ash
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 18.6 miles30 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Thetford 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Sudbury 19 miles30.5 km
- Stowmarket 7 miles11.3 km
- Newmarket 22.4 miles36 km
- Mildenhall 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Woodbridge 20.5 miles33 km
- Kesgrave 19.9 miles32 km
- Diss 10 miles16.1 km
- Attleborough 16.3 miles26.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Badwell Ash Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Great Ashfield Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Langham Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Walsham le Willows Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Hunston Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wyverstone Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Westhorpe Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Upthorpe Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Stowlangtoft Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Elmswell Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Norton Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Wattisfield Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Badwell Ash
IP31 3DH, IP31 3HZ, IP31 3EU, IP31 3HD, IP31 3JL, IP31 3GQ, IP31 3DP, IP31 3EQ, IP31 3FY … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 31 miles49.9 km
- Stansted Airport 40.3 miles64.9 km
- Elmswell Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
- Thurston Railway Station 5.7 miles9.2 km
Hotels near Badwell Ash Ad
- The Grange Hotel 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Oaksmere 4 9.7 miles15.7 km
- All Saints Hotel 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Angel Hotel 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 9.8 miles15.8 km
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 11.8 miles19 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Ickworth House Estate 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Portman Road Stadium 18 miles29 km
- Suffolk College University 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 19.4 miles31.2 km