Occold
Built-up area in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.293, 1.161 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 15 70 |
| Population: | 519 |
| Dialling code: | 01379 (Diss) |
Occold is a small village and civil parish in the district of Mid Suffolk in rural Suffolk, England, set amid gently rolling arable countryside and punctuated by traditional cottages and farmsteads. Its compact village centre and lanes give it a distinctly rural character while remaining within easy reach of nearby market towns.
The village has a modest historic core with a parish church and a handful of listed buildings, and the local economy is largely agricultural with a number of residents commuting to larger towns for work. Social life typically revolves around the village hall and pub, with occasional fetes and community events that keep a strong local spirit.
Postcode districts covering Occold
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Norwich 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Felixstowe 24.2 miles39 km
- Thetford 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Stowmarket 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Beccles 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Woodbridge 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Kesgrave 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Diss 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Attleborough 16.3 miles26.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Thorndon Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Rishangles Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Redlingfield Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Braiseworth Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Eye Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Bedingfield Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Stoke Ash Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Denham Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Southolt Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Hoxne & Worlingworth Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Yaxley Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Thwaite Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Occold
IP23 7PQ, IP23 7PL, IP23 7PP, IP23 7PB, IP23 7PR, IP23 7PG, IP23 7PS, IP23 7LD, IP23 7QA … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 27 miles43.4 km
- Stansted Airport 48.4 miles77.8 km
- Diss Railway Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Stowmarket Railway Station 9.9 miles15.9 km
Hotels near Occold Ad
- The Oaksmere 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Scole Hotel 5 miles8.1 km
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 6.2 miles10 km
- Swan Hotel 3 9.6 miles15.4 km
Schools in Occold
- Occold Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Portman Road Stadium 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Suffolk College University 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Snape Maltings Theatre 16.8 miles27 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 17.2 miles27.6 km