Elmswell
Parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.24, 0.912 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 98 64 |
| Population: | 3,950 |
| Dialling code: | 01359 (Pakenham) |
Elmswell is a sizeable village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk, sitting in the gently rolling arable landscape of rural Suffolk in England. The settlement has a recognisable historic core with older cottages and a traditional parish church, framed by public footpaths and patches of woodland and farmland that give it a distinctly East Anglian feel and a sense of continuity with the county’s agricultural past.
Historically rooted in farming, the village expanded with better transport connections and today blends a commuter population with small-scale industry, local shops, a primary school and active sports and social clubs. Community life is lively for a village of its size, with a village hall, regular clubs and events, and decent rail and road links to nearby market towns such as Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich, which shape much of its economic and social rhythm.
Postcode districts covering Elmswell
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 16.9 miles
- Colchester 24 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 7.7 miles
- Haverhill 23 miles
- Thetford 14 miles
- Sudbury 16 miles
- Stowmarket 5.1 miles
- Newmarket 21.4 miles
- Mildenhall 19.3 miles
- Halstead 23.5 miles
- Woodbridge 19.6 miles
- Kesgrave 18.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Elmswell Built-up area 0 miles
- Elmswell & Woolpit Ward 0.7 miles
- Woolpit Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Wetherden Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Woolpit Heath Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Tostock Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Great Ashfield Parish 2.1 miles
- Norton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Hunston Parish 2.3 miles
- Harleston Parish 2.7 miles
- Haughley Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Shelland Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Elmswell
IP30 9GZ, IP30 9GJ, IP30 9YN, IP30 9ZH, IP30 9GY, IP30 9HU, IP30 9BS, IP30 9HQ, IP30 9BX … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 33.9 miles
- Stansted Airport 37.8 miles
- Elmswell Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Thurston Railway Station 4.4 miles
Hotels near Elmswell Ad
- The Crown, Bildeston 4 9.2 miles
- Angel Hotel 4 8.3 miles
- All Saints Hotel 4 9.2 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 7.6 miles
- The Grange Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 8.7 miles
- Limes Hotel 8.3 miles
Schools in Elmswell
- Elmswell Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 5.1 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 10.4 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 11.2 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 11.7 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 12.7 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 14 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 14.3 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 15.9 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 16.2 miles
- Suffolk College University 16.7 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 18.4 miles