Needham Market
Parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.153, 1.051 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TM 08 54 |
| Population: | 4,528 |
| Dialling code: | 01449 (Stowmarket) |
Needham Market is a small town and civil parish in Mid Suffolk, in Suffolk, England, set on the banks of the River Gipping. Its compact centre retains a mix of medieval, Tudor and Georgian buildings clustered around a traditional market area, with riverside walks and attractive lanes that give the town a distinctly rural-but-accessible feel. It sits between Ipswich and Stowmarket, making it popular with commuters while still serving a local community of independent shops, pubs and clubs.
The town grew as a market and cloth-making centre and later benefited from the canalisation of the River Gipping and the arrival of the railway, which helped small-scale industry and trade. Today it combines a strong community life - with sports clubs, volunteer groups and local events - and light commercial activity on modest business parks, while conservation areas and riverside green space keep a sense of historic character and countryside close at hand.
Postcode districts covering Needham Market
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Colchester 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Felixstowe 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Thetford 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Sudbury 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Stowmarket 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Harwich 17.4 miles28 km
- Walton-on-the-Naze 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Frinton-on-Sea 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Halstead 22.7 miles36.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Needham Market Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Darmsden Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Creeting St. Mary Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Badley Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Creeting St. Peter or West Creeting Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Barking Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Baylham Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Combs Ford Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Battisford Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Coddenham Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Stow Thorney Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Battisford & Ringshall Ward 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Needham Market
IP6 8BL, IP6 8HD, IP6 8BW, IP6 8AL, IP6 8AQ, IP6 8GF, IP6 8AS, IP6 8FA, IP6 8HE … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 37.4 miles60.2 km
- Stansted Airport 39.3 miles63.3 km
- Needham Market Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Stowmarket Railway Station 3.3 miles5.4 km
Hotels near Needham Market Ad
- Limes Hotel 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Best Western Claydon Hotel 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Novotel Ipswich Centre 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- The Marquis 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The Carlton Hotel 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Holiday Inn Ipswich 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Muthu Belstead Brook Hotel 4 8.7 miles14 km
Local points of interest
- Portman Road Stadium 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Suffolk College University 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 10 miles16.1 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 15.6 miles25 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 16 miles25.8 km
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Ickworth House Estate 17.6 miles28.3 km