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 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 13.3 miles
- Thetford 14.2 miles
- Sudbury 22.4 miles
- Stowmarket 8.3 miles
- Mildenhall 22.9 miles
- Beccles 24.9 miles
- Woodbridge 18.7 miles
- Kesgrave 18.9 miles
- Diss 6 miles
- Attleborough 14.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Gislingham Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Finningham Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Westhorpe Parish 1.8 miles
- Rickinghall Superior Parish 1.9 miles
- Botesdale Parish 2 miles
- Burgate Parish 2.1 miles
- Thornham Magna Parish 2.3 miles
- Thornham Parva Parish 2.4 miles
- Rickinghall Inferior Parish 2.5 miles
- Wickham Skeith Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Bacton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Botesdale and Rickinghall Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Gislingham
IP23 8JU, IP23 8JJ, IP23 8HX, IP23 8JR, IP23 8HU, IP23 8JF, IP23 8JY, IP23 8JQ, IP23 8HS … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 27.8 miles
- Stansted Airport 44.5 miles
- Diss Railway Station 6.2 miles
- Elmswell Railway Station 6.7 miles
Hotels near Gislingham Ad
- The Oaksmere 4 5.4 miles
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 5.1 miles
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 5.9 miles
Schools in Gislingham
- Gislingham C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 5.1 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 5.7 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 5.9 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 11.5 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 12.5 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 15.8 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 16.7 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 17.2 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 17.9 miles
- Suffolk College University 18.2 miles
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 18.5 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 18.9 miles