Combs Ford
Ward in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.178, 1.001 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 05 57 |
| Dialling code: | 01449 (Stowmarket) |
Combs Ford is a ward in the district of Mid Suffolk in Suffolk, forming part of the built-up area of the market town of Stowmarket and lying close to the River Gipping. The area is a mix of residential streets, small shops and light industry, with handy green corridors and leisure routes that locals use for walking and cycling.
Its character reflects a modest industrial and transport heritage which has given way to a largely residential community; local life revolves around community groups, pubs and small businesses. Many residents commute to larger centres such as Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds, and ward politics tend to focus on practical issues like housing, transport and local services rather than national flashpoints.
Postcode districts covering Combs Ford
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 11.1 miles
- Colchester 20.3 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 12.4 miles
- Felixstowe 20.8 miles
- Haverhill 25 miles
- Thetford 19.6 miles
- Sudbury 15 miles
- Stowmarket 0.6 miles
- Harwich 19.9 miles
- Mildenhall 24.7 miles
- Halstead 22.3 miles
- Woodbridge 14.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stowmarket Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Stow Thorney Ward 0.7 miles
- St. Peter's Ward 0.9 miles
- Badley Parish 1.3 miles
- Combs Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Chilton Ward 1.4 miles
- Creeting St. Peter or West Creeting Parish 1.6 miles
- Stowupland Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Little Finborough Parish 2.2 miles
- Battisford Parish 2.3 miles
- Onehouse Parish 2.3 miles
- Great Finborough Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Combs Ford
IP14 2PF, IP14 2EJ, IP14 2PD, IP14 2FA, IP14 2DP, IP14 1BT, IP14 2NW, IP14 2PR, IP14 1BL … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 36.4 miles
- Stansted Airport 38.3 miles
- Stowmarket Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Needham Market Railway Station 2.9 miles
Hotels near Combs Ford Ad
- Limes Hotel 2.6 miles
- Best Western Claydon Hotel 3 6.8 miles
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 8.9 miles
Schools in Combs Ford
- Combs Ford Primary School Primary
- Trinity C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 10.4 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 10.5 miles
- Suffolk College University 11 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 12.7 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 13.7 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 14.5 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 15.1 miles
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 15.5 miles
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 16.2 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 18 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 18.1 miles
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 19.1 miles