Woolpit
Parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.22, 0.897 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 97 61 |
| Population: | 1,753 |
Woolpit is a village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England, set on gently rolling farmland between Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket. The surrounding landscape is typical East Anglian countryside, with agriculture still an important part of the local economy alongside a number of residents who commute to nearby towns.
The village is best known for its medieval All Saints' Church and for the curious medieval tale of the "Green Children of Woolpit"; its name is usually linked either to pits used in the wool trade or to older references to "wolf‑pits." Woolpit still retains a compact village green, timber‑framed cottages, a pub and active community organisations, giving it a strong sense of local history and rural community life.
Postcode districts covering Woolpit
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 16.3 miles
- Colchester 22.6 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 7.3 miles
- Haverhill 21.8 miles
- Thetford 14.9 miles
- Sudbury 14.5 miles
- Stowmarket 4.7 miles
- Harwich 24.9 miles
- Newmarket 20.8 miles
- Mildenhall 19.4 miles
- Halstead 22 miles
- Woodbridge 19.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Woolpit Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Woolpit Heath Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Elmswell & Woolpit Ward 0.9 miles
- Elmswell Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Drinkstone Green Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Wetherden Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Rattlesden Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Drinkstone Parish 1.9 miles
- Tostock Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Shelland Parish 2 miles
- Harleston Parish 2.3 miles
- Hessett Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Woolpit
IP30 9UQ, IP30 9RL, IP30 9RZ, IP30 9FN, IP30 9RJ, IP30 9QT, IP30 9QS, IP30 9TY, IP30 9RF … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 35.4 miles
- Stansted Airport 36.4 miles
- Elmswell Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Thurston Railway Station 4.3 miles
Hotels near Woolpit Ad
- The Crown, Bildeston 4 7.8 miles
- Angel Hotel 4 7.8 miles
- All Saints Hotel 4 9.1 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 7.1 miles
- The Grange Hotel 3 5 miles
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 8.4 miles
- Limes Hotel 7.9 miles
Schools in Woolpit
- Woolpit Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 6.4 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 10.4 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 11.8 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 12.7 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 13.2 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 14.6 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 15.5 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 15.5 miles
- Suffolk College University 16.1 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 17.3 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 18 miles