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 miles26.5 km
- Colchester 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Haverhill 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Thetford 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Sudbury 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Stowmarket 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Newmarket 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Mildenhall 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Halstead 22.8 miles36.8 km
- Woodbridge 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Kesgrave 18.1 miles29.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Elmswell Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Woolpit Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Woolpit Heath Built-up area 1 mile1.5 km
- Wetherden Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Tostock Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Shelland Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Harleston Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Drinkstone Green Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Haughley Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Rattlesden Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Norton Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Drinkstone Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Elmswell & Woolpit
IP30 9FX, IP30 9RZ, IP30 9BX, IP30 9QX, IP30 9UJ, IP30 9GY, IP30 9WG, IP30 9BT, IP30 9DA … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 34.6 miles55.6 km
- Stansted Airport 37.3 miles60 km
- Elmswell Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Thurston Railway Station 4.5 miles7.2 km
Schools in Elmswell & Woolpit
- Elmswell Community Primary School Primary
- Woolpit Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 11 miles17.7 km
- Ickworth House Estate 11 miles17.7 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 12.4 miles19.9 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 14.9 miles24 km
- Portman Road Stadium 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Suffolk College University 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 18.1 miles29.1 km