Ampton
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.307, 0.731 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 86 71 |
Ampton is a small village and civil parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England, set in gently rolling agricultural countryside a short drive from Bury St Edmunds. It’s a compact, largely residential community with the kind of quiet lanes, hedgerows and parkland that are typical of west Suffolk villages.
Locally notable features include the estate centred on Ampton Hall and a historic parish church, and the village’s character is shaped by farming and country-house history rather than by shops or industry; many residents commute to nearby towns. The atmosphere is rural and bucolic, with scattered historic buildings and a small, close-knit community that often gathers for seasonal and commemorative events.
Postcode districts covering Ampton
Most populated places nearby
- Bury St. Edmunds 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Haverhill 20 miles32.1 km
- Thetford 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Sudbury 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Stowmarket 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Newmarket 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Ely 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Mildenhall 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Diss 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Attleborough 18.6 miles29.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Ingham Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Little Livermere Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Timworth Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Great Livermere Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Fornham St. Genevieve Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Culford Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Pakenham & Troston Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Fornhams & Great Barton Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Wordwell Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Fornham St. Martin Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Troston Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Fornham All Saints Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Ampton
IP31 1HX, IP31 1HU, IP31 1NY, IP31 1NU, IP31 1NX, IP31 1PJ
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 34.5 miles55.5 km
- Stansted Airport 36 miles57.9 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Thurston Railway Station 5.1 miles8.3 km
Hotels near Ampton Ad
- All Saints Hotel 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Angel Hotel 4 4.4 miles7 km
- The Grange Hotel 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 8 miles13 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 9.7 miles15.6 km
Local points of interest
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 4 miles6.5 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Ickworth House Estate 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 14.9 miles24 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.6 miles29.9 km