Great Blakenham
Built-up area in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.109, 1.095 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 12 50 |
| Dialling code: | 01473 (Ipswich) |
Great Blakenham is a small village and civil parish in the district of Mid Suffolk in the county of Suffolk, England, located a few miles north‑west of Ipswich and close to its smaller neighbour Little Blakenham. Set in the mixed arable and pastoral landscape typical of East Anglia, it lies near the A14 corridor, giving ready road links to the surrounding towns and the wider region.
Historically agricultural, the village combines older cottages and farmsteads with a modest industrial and business presence that has grown up beside the main road; many residents commute to Ipswich and other centres for work. Community life centres on the parish church, village hall and local clubs and events, and the nearby countryside offers pleasant walking and cycling opportunities characteristic of rural Suffolk.
Postcode districts covering Great Blakenham
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 5 miles8 km
- Colchester 17.4 miles28 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Felixstowe 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Sudbury 16.1 miles25.8 km
- Stowmarket 6.8 miles11 km
- Harwich 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Walton-on-the-Naze 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Frinton-on-Sea 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Halstead 22.5 miles36.1 km
- Woodbridge 9.2 miles14.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Sharpstone Street Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Claydon Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Little Blakenham Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Barham Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Baylham Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Blakenham Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Nettlestead Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Whitton Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Bramford Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Akenham Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Somersham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Claydon & Barham Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Great Blakenham
IP6 0GT, IP6 0HQ, IP6 0JH, IP6 0GS, IP6 0GQ, IP6 0HR, IP6 0NP, IP6 0ND, IP6 0FG … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 39.7 miles63.9 km
- Norwich International Airport 39.9 miles64.3 km
- Needham Market Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Westerfield Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
Hotels near Great Blakenham Ad
- Best Western Claydon Hotel 3 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 4.4 miles7 km
- Novotel Ipswich Centre 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Carlton Hotel 4 miles6.5 km
- Holiday Inn Ipswich 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Marquis 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Milsoms Kesgrave Hall 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
Local points of interest
- Portman Road Stadium 4.3 miles7 km
- Suffolk College University 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 13 miles20.9 km
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 13.1 miles21.2 km
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 16.5 miles26.5 km
- University of Essex University 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Snape Maltings Theatre 17.5 miles28.1 km