Brome and Oakley
Parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.35, 1.157 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 15 77 |
| Dialling code: | 01379 (Diss) |
The small rural parish of Brome and Oakley sits in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England, made up of two adjacent villages set in the gentle arable landscape of East Anglia. It’s the kind of place with a scattering of cottages and farmhouses, quiet lanes, hedgerows and village greens that give a strong sense of the countryside rather than urban life.
Historically agricultural, the local economy still leans on farming, with many people commuting to nearby market towns such as Eye and Diss for work and services. The area’s historic parish churches and timber‑framed buildings, together with community events and good walking country, give Brome and Oakley a close‑knit, traditionally English village character.
Postcode districts covering Brome and Oakley
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 20.5 miles
- Norwich 20.8 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 19.4 miles
- Thetford 17.8 miles
- Stowmarket 13.3 miles
- Beccles 18.7 miles
- Woodbridge 18.8 miles
- Kesgrave 20.2 miles
- Diss 2.7 miles
- Attleborough 12.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stuston Parish 1.1 miles
- Scole Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Brome Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Eye Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Heckfield Green Built-up area 2 miles
- Thrandeston Parish 2.1 miles
- Palgrave Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Hoxne Parish 2.6 miles
- Yaxley Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Diss Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Denham Parish 3.2 miles
- Diss & Roydon Ward 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Brome and Oakley
IP23 8AL, IP21 4BF, IP23 8FD, IP21 4AN, IP23 8AR, IP21 4AR, IP23 8AD, IP21 4AY, IP21 4AU … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 23.1 miles
- Stansted Airport 50.6 miles
- Diss Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Eccles Road Railway Station 11.4 miles
Hotels in Brome and Oakley Ad
Local points of interest
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 4.9 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 6.5 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 11.3 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 11.6 miles
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 14 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 15 miles
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 15.9 miles
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 18.9 miles
- Snape Maltings Theatre 19.3 miles
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 19.3 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 19.4 miles
- Carrow Road Stadium 19.8 miles