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 miles
- Colchester 17.4 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 21.4 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 18.2 miles
- Felixstowe 14.7 miles
- Sudbury 16.1 miles
- Stowmarket 6.8 miles
- Harwich 13.8 miles
- Walton-on-the-Naze 19.1 miles
- Frinton-on-Sea 20.1 miles
- Halstead 22.5 miles
- Woodbridge 9.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sharpstone Street Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Claydon Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Little Blakenham Parish 1 mile
- Barham Parish 1.4 miles
- Baylham Parish 1.5 miles
- Blakenham Ward 1.6 miles
- Nettlestead Parish 1.9 miles
- Whitton Parish 1.9 miles
- Bramford Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Akenham Parish 2.3 miles
- Somersham Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Claydon & Barham Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Great Blakenham
IP6 0FE, IP6 0GL, IP6 0LL, IP6 0JZ, IP6 0RL, IP6 0LP, IP6 0NE, IP6 0GS, IP6 0JA … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 39.7 miles
- Norwich International Airport 39.9 miles
- Needham Market Railway Station 3.4 miles
- Westerfield Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Great Blakenham Ad
- The Railway 5 3.6 miles
- Sorrel Horse Inn 0.9 miles
- Premier Inn Ipswich North 3 0.8 miles
- Best Western Claydon Hotel 3 0.8 miles
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel and Spa 4 4.8 miles
- Retreat East 5 2.1 miles
- Mermaid, Ipswich by Marston's Inns 3.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Ipswich 4 4.4 miles
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Travelodge Ipswich Beacon Hill 3 2.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Portman Road Stadium 4.3 miles
- Suffolk College University 4.8 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 6.7 miles
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 10.3 miles
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 10.5 miles
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 13 miles
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 13.1 miles
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 14.5 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 15.3 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 16.5 miles
- University of Essex University 17.1 miles
- Snape Maltings Theatre 17.5 miles