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 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 8.9 miles
- Thetford 12.2 miles
- Sudbury 19 miles
- Stowmarket 7 miles
- Newmarket 22.4 miles
- Mildenhall 19.2 miles
- Woodbridge 20.5 miles
- Kesgrave 19.9 miles
- Diss 10 miles
- Attleborough 16.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Badwell Ash Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Great Ashfield Parish 0.9 miles
- Langham Parish 1.4 miles
- Walsham le Willows Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Hunston Parish 1.6 miles
- Wyverstone Parish 2.2 miles
- Westhorpe Parish 2.7 miles
- Upthorpe Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Stowlangtoft Parish 2.9 miles
- Elmswell Built-up area 3 miles
- Norton Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Wattisfield Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Badwell Ash
IP31 3DY, IP31 3DR, IP31 3ET, IP31 3DW, IP31 3DG, IP31 3DH, IP31 3JH, IP31 3FH, IP31 3JQ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 31 miles
- Stansted Airport 40.3 miles
- Elmswell Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Thurston Railway Station 5.7 miles
Hotels near Badwell Ash Ad
- Six Bells 4.6 miles
- The White Horse Inn 4 7 miles
- The Four Horseshoes 4 6.5 miles
- The White Horse 3 5.4 miles
- Heritage Grange at Thurston, Hotel 3 5.7 miles
- Travelodge Ipswich Stowmarket 3 4.8 miles
- The Cadogan Arms 4 9.2 miles
- Bull Auberge 7.4 miles
- Ravenwood Hall Hotel 3 7.1 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 8.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 2.8 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 7.4 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 8.9 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 11.8 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 12.7 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 12.8 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 12.9 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 12.9 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 18 miles
- Suffolk College University 18.5 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 19.1 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 19.4 miles