Wortham
Built-up area in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.351, 1.054 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 08 76 |
| Population: | 389 |
| Dialling code: | 01379 (Diss) |
Wortham is a small rural village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England, set among the rolling arable farmland and hedgerows that characterise much of the county. The settlement is compact, with a mix of older vernacular buildings - some timber‑framed and thatched - and more recent homes, giving a strong sense of continuity with the agricultural landscape around it.
Historically a farming community, Wortham still has an economy shaped by agriculture while many residents commute to nearby market towns for work and services. Social life tends to centre on village institutions such as the parish church, village hall and local events like fetes and community groups, and there is a quiet emphasis on conserving the rural character and local heritage.
Postcode districts covering Wortham
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 21.1 miles34 km
- Norwich 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Thetford 13.6 miles22 km
- Stowmarket 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Mildenhall 23.6 miles38 km
- Beccles 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Woodbridge 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Kesgrave 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Diss 3 miles4.8 km
- Attleborough 11.2 miles18 km
Neighbouring places
- Burgate Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Mellis Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Botesdale Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Redgrave Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Thrandeston Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Palgrave Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Botesdale and Rickinghall Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Roydon Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Snow Street Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Diss & Roydon Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Bressingham Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Rickinghall Superior Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Wortham
IP22 1PU, IP22 1PZ, IP22 1PY, IP22 1QR, IP22 1PX, IP22 1RD, IP22 1PL, IP22 1GA, IP22 1PN … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Stansted Airport 47.4 miles76.2 km
- Diss Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Eccles Road Railway Station 9 miles14.4 km
Hotels near Wortham Ad
- The Oaksmere 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Scole Hotel 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 2.8 miles4.5 km
Schools in Wortham
- Wortham Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 11.2 miles18 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 16 miles25.7 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 16.6 miles26.7 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Ickworth House Estate 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Saham Wood Forest 19.7 miles31.6 km