Brandon
Built-up area in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.446, 0.621 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 78 86 |
| Dialling code: | 01842 (Thetford) |
Brandon sits in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England, right on the edge of the Brecks - an area of sandy heath and pine plantation. The town lies beside the River Little Ouse and close to Thetford Forest, with local green spaces such as Brandon Country Park offering lakes, trails and wildlife that contrast with the surrounding agricultural landscape.
Historically the locality has long human activity, with prehistoric flint‑working in the wider Brecks (notably Grimes' Graves) and later growth as a coaching and railway stop; Brandon still has its station on the Breckland Line. Today the economy mixes agriculture, forestry and light industry with many residents commuting to larger centres such as Norwich, Cambridge or Bury St Edmunds, and it retains a compact community feel with local shops, pubs and events.
Postcode districts covering Brandon
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 23.3 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 14.5 miles
- Wisbech 24.4 miles
- Thetford 5.8 miles
- March 23.5 miles
- Stowmarket 23.9 miles
- Newmarket 16.3 miles
- Ely 15.4 miles
- Mildenhall 8.2 miles
- Downham Market 14.9 miles
- Diss 21.2 miles
- Attleborough 17.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Brandon Central Ward 0.1 miles
- Brandon West Ward 1.1 miles
- Weeting-with-Broomhill Parish 1.4 miles
- Weeting Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Brandon East Ward 1.9 miles
- Santon Downham Parish 2.2 miles
- Hockwold cum Wilton Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Lynford Parish 3.9 miles
- Forest Ward 4.1 miles
- Elveden Parish 4.3 miles
- Lakenheath Built-up area 4.7 miles
- Mundford Built-up area 4.8 miles
Example postcodes in Brandon
IP27 0JP, IP27 0EZ, IP27 0LW, IP27 0YD, IP27 0HP, IP27 0EG, IP27 0LG, IP27 0HD, IP27 0UG … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 32 miles
- Stansted Airport 42.1 miles
- Brandon Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Lakenheath Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Brandon Ad
- Bridge Hotel Brandon 4 0.4 miles
- The Crown Hotel 4.8 miles
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 9.6 miles
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 8.7 miles
Schools in Brandon
- Forest Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Elveden Hall Estate 4.9 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 5.5 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 9 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 9.4 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 11.4 miles
- Saham Wood Forest 14 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 14.6 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 14.7 miles
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 15.4 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 15.9 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.8 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 17.1 miles