Elmswell & Woolpit
Ward in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.23, 0.909 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 98 63 |
The ward covering Elmswell and Woolpit sits amid the gently rolling arable countryside of Mid Suffolk in Suffolk, roughly between Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket. It blends compact village centres and surrounding farmland, and Elmswell’s railway station provides a handy link to the wider county, which has encouraged some commuter growth and modest housing development.
Woolpit is famous for the medieval tale of the “green children” and retains a picturesque historic core with flint churches and period cottages, while Elmswell balances traditional village life with a small industrial estate, shops and active community groups. Both communities have strong volunteer networks, primary schools, pubs and sports clubs, giving the area a socially connected, village-centred character even as local economy and demographics evolve.
Postcode districts covering Elmswell & Woolpit
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 16.4 miles
- Colchester 23.3 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 7.7 miles
- Haverhill 22.6 miles
- Thetford 14.5 miles
- Sudbury 15.4 miles
- Stowmarket 4.7 miles
- Newmarket 21.3 miles
- Mildenhall 19.5 miles
- Halstead 22.8 miles
- Woodbridge 19.4 miles
- Kesgrave 18.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Elmswell Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Woolpit Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Woolpit Heath Built-up area 1 mile
- Wetherden Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Tostock Built-up area 2 miles
- Shelland Parish 2.2 miles
- Harleston Parish 2.3 miles
- Drinkstone Green Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Haughley Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Rattlesden Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Norton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Drinkstone Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Elmswell & Woolpit
IP30 9TZ, IP30 9UU, IP30 9FA, IP30 9SA, IP30 9YG, IP30 9HA, IP30 9EY, IP30 9HN, IP30 9EG … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 34.6 miles
- Stansted Airport 37.3 miles
- Elmswell Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Thurston Railway Station 4.5 miles
Hotels near Elmswell & Woolpit Ad
- Angel Hotel 4 8.2 miles
- All Saints Hotel 4 9.3 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 7.5 miles
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 8.7 miles
- Limes Hotel 7.9 miles
Schools in Elmswell & Woolpit
- Elmswell Community Primary School Primary
- Woolpit Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 5.7 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 11 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 11 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 12.4 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 12.8 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 14.4 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 14.9 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 15.7 miles
- Suffolk College University 16.3 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 16.5 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 18.1 miles