Botesdale
Parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.331, 1.011 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 05 74 |
| Population: | 1,742 |
| Dialling code: | 01379 (Diss) |
Botesdale is a compact village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England, lying close to the Norfolk border and adjoining Redgrave. It occupies low-lying countryside on the edge of the Waveney valley, with easy access to the nationally important wetland reserve at Redgrave and Lopham Fen and pleasant country walks through arable and pasture landscapes.
The settlement has a historic core of timber-framed and Georgian buildings and supports a mix of local shops, pubs and small businesses alongside agriculture. Community life is active, centred on a village hall and local events, while many residents commute to nearby market towns such as Diss or Bury St Edmunds, giving the place a blend of rural character and practical connections.
Postcode districts covering Botesdale
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Norwich 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Thetford 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Sudbury 23.6 miles38 km
- Stowmarket 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Mildenhall 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Beccles 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Woodbridge 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Kesgrave 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Diss 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Attleborough 12.4 miles20 km
Neighbouring places
- Rickinghall Superior Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Botesdale and Rickinghall Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Rickinghall Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Rickinghall Inferior Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Burgate Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Redgrave Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Gislingham Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Wortham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Hinderclay Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Wattisfield Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Westhorpe Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Mellis Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Botesdale
IP22 1BX, IP22 1LG, IP22 1FQ, IP22 1FG, IP22 1BH, IP22 1BY, IP22 1FA, IP22 1FR, IP22 1LS … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 26.4 miles42.5 km
- Stansted Airport 45.1 miles72.6 km
- Diss Railway Station 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Elmswell Railway Station 7.7 miles12.4 km
Hotels near Botesdale Ad
- The Oaksmere 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- The Scole Hotel 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 5 miles8.1 km
Schools in Botesdale
- St Botolph's C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 3.1 miles5 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 14.5 miles23.3 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Ickworth House Estate 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Portman Road Stadium 19.9 miles32.1 km