Blakenham
Ward in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.096, 1.062 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 09 48 |
| Dialling code: | 01473 (Ipswich) |
Blakenham is a largely rural ward in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England, centred on the small villages of Great Blakenham and Little Blakenham. The landscape is typical East Anglian countryside - arable fields, hedgerows and narrow lanes - with the convenience of being relatively close to Ipswich, so many residents commute while the area itself retains a quiet, village character.
Locally the economy remains a mix of farming and small enterprises, and the villages show their history in medieval churches, listed cottages and old farmsteads. Community life tends to revolve round the village hall and pub, occasional village fetes and parish council activity, giving the ward a strongly local, neighbourly feel within the broader patchwork of Suffolk rural life.
Postcode districts covering Blakenham
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 5.4 miles
- Colchester 15.9 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 20.8 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 17.5 miles
- Felixstowe 15.1 miles
- Sudbury 14.5 miles
- Stowmarket 6.8 miles
- Harwich 13.8 miles
- Walton-on-the-Naze 18.9 miles
- Frinton-on-Sea 19.7 miles
- Halstead 20.8 miles
- Woodbridge 10.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Little Blakenham Parish 0.7 miles
- Somersham Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Nettlestead Parish 0.9 miles
- Great Blakenham Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Flowton Parish 1.8 miles
- Burstallhill Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Baylham Parish 1.9 miles
- Bramford Built-up area 2 miles
- Willisham Parish 2.1 miles
- Claydon Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Sharpstone Street Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Burstall Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Blakenham
IP6 0FG, IP6 0JE, IP6 0NT, IP8 4PQ, IP6 0LG, IP6 0NA, IP6 0ND, IP8 4LF, IP8 4QN … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 38.1 miles
- London Southend Airport 39.5 miles
- Needham Market Railway Station 3.9 miles
- Westerfield Railway Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near Blakenham Ad
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 3.3 miles
- Best Western Claydon Hotel 3 2.2 miles
- The Crown, Bildeston 4 6.5 miles
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 4.5 miles
- Novotel Ipswich Centre 4 4.9 miles
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 5.2 miles
- The Marquis 6.3 miles
- The Lion 5 8.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Ipswich 4 4 miles
- The Carlton Hotel 4.4 miles
Schools in Blakenham
- Somersham Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Portman Road Stadium 4.6 miles
- Suffolk College University 5.2 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 7.5 miles
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 11.3 miles
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 11.8 miles
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 13.1 miles
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 13.5 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 13.8 miles
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 14.8 miles
- University of Essex University 15.8 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 16.3 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 16.6 miles