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 miles24.6 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Felixstowe 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Thetford 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Sudbury 20 miles32.2 km
- Stowmarket 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Harwich 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Mildenhall 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Woodbridge 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Kesgrave 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Diss 8.7 miles14 km
- Attleborough 17.5 miles28.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Bacton Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Finningham Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Gipping Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Wickham Skeith Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Mendlesham Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Wyverstone Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Mendlesham Green Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Westhorpe Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Thwaite Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Old Newton with Dagworth Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Old Newton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Gislingham Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Cotton
IP14 4RA, IP14 4QR, IP14 4QQ, IP14 4QH, IP14 4EP, IP14 4QP, IP14 4RG, IP14 4QN, IP14 4RB … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 30.6 miles49.3 km
- Stansted Airport 42.7 miles68.7 km
- Stowmarket Railway Station 5 miles8 km
- Elmswell Railway Station 5.4 miles8.6 km
Hotels near Cotton Ad
- The Oaksmere 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Scole Hotel 9 miles14.4 km
- Limes Hotel 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Grange Hotel 9.9 miles15.9 km
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 8.6 miles13.9 km
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Portman Road Stadium 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Suffolk College University 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Ickworth House Estate 16.5 miles26.6 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 17.3 miles27.9 km