Cotton
Parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.259, 1.035 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 07 66 |
| Dialling code: | 01449 (Stowmarket) |
Cotton is a small, rural parish in Mid Suffolk, set amid the rolling arable countryside of Suffolk in England. It sits within easy reach of the market town of Stowmarket and is within commuting distance of Ipswich, yet retains a quiet network of lanes, hedgerows and farmland that make it popular with walkers and those seeking a countryside base.
The community has deep agricultural roots and a scattering of older cottages and buildings that hint at medieval origins; the local character is shaped by seasonal farming, a small, close‑knit population and occasional village events rather than any heavy industry. The combination of historic fabric and tranquil rural life gives Cotton a typically Suffolk mix of heritage and working landscape.
Postcode districts covering Cotton
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 15.3 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 12.9 miles
- Felixstowe 24.4 miles
- Thetford 16.2 miles
- Sudbury 20 miles
- Stowmarket 5.3 miles
- Harwich 24.3 miles
- Mildenhall 23.8 miles
- Woodbridge 16.3 miles
- Kesgrave 16.1 miles
- Diss 8.7 miles
- Attleborough 17.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bacton Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Finningham Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Gipping Parish 1.9 miles
- Wickham Skeith Built-up area 2 miles
- Mendlesham Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Wyverstone Parish 2.4 miles
- Mendlesham Green Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Westhorpe Parish 2.6 miles
- Thwaite Parish 2.7 miles
- Old Newton with Dagworth Parish 2.9 miles
- Old Newton Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Gislingham Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Cotton
IP14 4NU, IP14 4QZ, IP14 4QR, IP14 4RW, IP14 4QH, IP14 4RB, IP14 4QE, IP14 4RE, IP14 4EP … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 30.6 miles
- Stansted Airport 42.7 miles
- Stowmarket Railway Station 5 miles
- Elmswell Railway Station 5.4 miles
Hotels near Cotton Ad
- The Oaksmere 4 7.4 miles
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 7.2 miles
- Limes Hotel 7.2 miles
- The Scole Hotel 3 9 miles
- The Grange Hotel 3 9.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 7.1 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 8.2 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 8.7 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 14.6 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 14.9 miles
- Suffolk College University 15.2 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 15.2 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 16.3 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 16.5 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 17.2 miles
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 17.3 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 17.3 miles