Combs
Parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.165, 0.973 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 03 56 |
| Dialling code: | 01449 (Stowmarket) |
The village and civil parish of Combs sits in a largely rural part of Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England, a few miles north‑east of the market town of Stowmarket. It’s set among rolling arable farmland and hedgerow‑lined lanes, with a small clustered village core and scattered farms and cottages.
Combs retains a strong community feel, with traditional parish life centred on its historic church and occasional village events, while the local economy remains largely agricultural alongside commuters who use nearby road and rail links to larger towns. The parish is popular for country walks and its simple Suffolk vernacular architecture, making it a quiet example of conservation‑minded village life in Suffolk.
Postcode districts covering Combs
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Colchester 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Felixstowe 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Haverhill 23.6 miles38 km
- Thetford 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Sudbury 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Stowmarket 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Harwich 19.9 miles32 km
- Newmarket 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Walton-on-the-Naze 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Mildenhall 24.1 miles38.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Combs Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Little Finborough Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Battisford Tye Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Battisford Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Combs Ford Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Great Finborough Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stowmarket Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- St. Peter's Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Badley Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Onehouse Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Stow Thorney Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Ringshall Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Combs
IP14 2BF, IP14 2NH, IP14 2ES, IP14 2JT, IP14 2JZ, IP14 2AQ, IP14 2EN, IP14 2LU, IP14 2JN … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 36.9 miles59.3 km
- Norwich International Airport 37.6 miles60.5 km
- Stowmarket Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Needham Market Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
Hotels near Combs Ad
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Best Western Claydon Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Limes Hotel 3.4 miles5.4 km
- The Marquis 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Grange Hotel 9.9 miles16 km
Local points of interest
- Portman Road Stadium 10.6 miles17 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Suffolk College University 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Ickworth House Estate 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 17 miles27.3 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 17.5 miles28.1 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 18.9 miles30.3 km