Gislingham
Parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.304, 1.03 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 06 71 |
| Population: | 669 |
| Dialling code: | 01379 (Diss) |
Gislingham is a small rural village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England, set in the rolling arable countryside typical of the region. It has a clearly defined historic core with several listed and timber‑framed buildings and a medieval parish church, giving a strong sense of continuity with earlier centuries.
Community life revolves around a village hall, a local pub, school and sports facilities, with annual fetes and clubs helping to keep social ties strong; economically the area is still shaped by farming alongside small local businesses and a number of residents who commute to nearby market towns for work. The combination of heritage buildings, agricultural landscape and an active village community makes it a quietly distinctive Suffolk settlement.
Postcode districts covering Gislingham
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Thetford 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Sudbury 22.4 miles36 km
- Stowmarket 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Mildenhall 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Beccles 24.9 miles40 km
- Woodbridge 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Kesgrave 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Diss 6 miles9.7 km
- Attleborough 14.3 miles23.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Gislingham Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Finningham Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Westhorpe Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Rickinghall Superior Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Botesdale Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Burgate Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Thornham Magna Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Thornham Parva Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Rickinghall Inferior Parish 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Wickham Skeith Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Bacton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Botesdale and Rickinghall Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Gislingham
IP23 8JE, IP23 8HS, IP23 8HU, IP23 8JG, IP23 8JU, IP23 8HN, IP23 8JP, IP23 8LE, IP23 8JL … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 27.8 miles44.7 km
- Stansted Airport 44.5 miles71.6 km
- Diss Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km
- Elmswell Railway Station 6.7 miles10.8 km
Hotels near Gislingham Ad
- The Oaksmere 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 5.1 miles8.3 km
- The Scole Hotel 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 5.9 miles9.5 km
Schools in Gislingham
- Gislingham C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 15.8 miles25.4 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Ickworth House Estate 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Portman Road Stadium 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Suffolk College University 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 18.9 miles30.4 km