Metfield
Parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.372, 1.377 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 29 80 |
| Population: | 388 |
| Dialling code: | 01986 (Bungay) |
Metfield is a small rural village and civil parish in the district of Mid Suffolk, in Suffolk, England. It sits among rolling farmland and hedgerows, with a scatter of traditional cottages and farmsteads and a network of footpaths that attract walkers enjoying the quiet countryside and views across the surrounding agricultural landscape.
The parish has a notable modern history because of the nearby Second World War airfield - often referred to as Metfield Airfield - which was used by American forces and was the scene of a major munitions explosion in 1944; remnants of the wartime concrete and a local memorial still mark that past. Today the local economy is largely agricultural and the social life revolves around a close‑knit community, village amenities and occasional local events that sustain rural village traditions.
Postcode districts covering Metfield
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 23.7 miles
- Norwich 19.1 miles
- Lowestoft 16.3 miles
- Great Yarmouth 21.7 miles
- Stowmarket 20.7 miles
- Beccles 9.7 miles
- Woodbridge 19.4 miles
- Kesgrave 22.2 miles
- Diss 11.2 miles
- Attleborough 17.9 miles
- Bradwell 19.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Metfield Built-up area 0.3 miles
- St. James South Elmham Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Mendham Parish 1.6 miles
- Linstead Magna Parish 2.1 miles
- Linstead Parva Parish 2.2 miles
- St. Cross, South Elmham Parish 2.3 miles
- All Saints and St. Nicholas, South Elmham Parish 2.6 miles
- St. Margaret, South Elmham Parish 2.6 miles
- Fressingfield Built-up area 3 miles
- St. Mary, South Elmham otherwise Homersfield Parish 3.2 miles
- Wortwell Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Cratfield Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Metfield
IP20 0LP, IP20 0LE, IP20 0LN, IP20 0LH, IP20 0JX, IP20 0JY, IP20 0LG, IP20 0PG, IP20 0LA … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 21.4 miles
- Stansted Airport 59 miles
- Halesworth Railway Station 5.7 miles
- Brampton 7.2 miles
Hotels near Metfield Ad
- The Swan Motel, Gillingham 4 9.9 miles
- Waveney House Hotel 3 9.8 miles
- Swan Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Satis House 3 9.4 miles
Local points of interest
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 7.6 miles
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 9.1 miles
- Minsmere Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.4 miles
- Southwold Harbour Harbour 13.5 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 13.5 miles
- Snape Maltings Theatre 15.2 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 15.5 miles
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 16.4 miles
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.8 miles
- Carrow Road Stadium 17.5 miles
- Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 17.5 miles
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 17.9 miles