Metfield
Built-up area in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.373, 1.369 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TM 29 80 |
| Population: | 388 |
| Dialling code: | 01986 (Bungay) |
Metfield is a small village in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England, set in open arable countryside close to the Norfolk border and the Waveney valley. Its character is typically rural - scattered farms, a compact village centre and a strong local community - and it sits within easy reach of the market town of Halesworth.
Historically Metfield is notable for the wartime airfield nearby, used by US forces during the Second World War and the scene of a large munitions explosion in 1944; traces of the base and the local memory of those events still figure in village life. Today the local economy is largely agricultural with a few small businesses and commuters, and community life centres on the church, village hall and occasional events that reflect Suffolk's rural traditions.
Postcode districts covering Metfield
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 23.6 miles38 km
- Norwich 19 miles30.5 km
- Lowestoft 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Great Yarmouth 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Stowmarket 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Beccles 10 miles16.1 km
- Woodbridge 19.4 miles31.1 km
- Kesgrave 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Diss 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Attleborough 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Bradwell 19.9 miles32 km
Neighbouring places
- Mendham Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- St. James South Elmham Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Linstead Magna Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- St. Cross, South Elmham Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Linstead Parva Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Fressingfield Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- St. Margaret, South Elmham Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- All Saints and St. Nicholas, South Elmham Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Wortwell Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- St. Mary, South Elmham otherwise Homersfield Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Weybread Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Cratfield Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Metfield
IP20 0LL, IP20 0LT, IP20 0JX, IP20 0LY, IP20 0LD, IP20 0LA, IP20 0JY, IP20 0LE, IP20 0LB … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Stansted Airport 58.7 miles94.5 km
- Halesworth Railway Station 6 miles9.7 km
- Brampton 7.5 miles12.1 km
Hotels near Metfield Ad
- Munnings Lodge 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Angel 6 miles9.6 km
- The Oaksmere 4 9.9 miles16 km
- The Scole Hotel 9 miles14.5 km
- Swan Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Satis House 3 9.6 miles15.5 km
Local points of interest
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Minsmere Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Southwold Harbour Harbour 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Snape Maltings Theatre 15.4 miles24.8 km
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.8 miles27 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 17.4 miles28 km
- Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 17.8 miles28.7 km