Brandon West
Ward in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.433, 0.605 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 77 84 |
| Dialling code: | 01842 (Thetford) |
Brandon West covers the western side of the small market town of Brandon in the district of West Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk, near the Norfolk border. It lies on the edge of the sandy Breckland landscape and close to Thetford Forest, with recreational draws like Brandon Country Park and a series of lakes from former gravel workings that are popular with walkers and birdwatchers.
The ward mixes suburban streets and local shops with surrounding farmland and light industry, and has historic links to clay, brick and glass-related trades and the arrival of the railway that helped shape local employment; many people commute to nearby towns such as Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. Community life is quietly active around village halls, pubs and sports clubs, with the distinctive Breckland scenery giving the area a strong local identity within England.
Postcode districts covering Brandon West
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 24 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 13.8 miles
- Wisbech 24.5 miles
- Thetford 6.2 miles
- March 23.2 miles
- Stowmarket 23.7 miles
- Newmarket 15.2 miles
- Ely 14.6 miles
- Mildenhall 7.1 miles
- Downham Market 15.1 miles
- Diss 21.6 miles
- Attleborough 18.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Brandon Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Brandon Central Ward 1.3 miles
- Weeting Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Weeting-with-Broomhill Parish 2.5 miles
- Brandon East Ward 2.7 miles
- Santon Downham Parish 3 miles
- Hockwold cum Wilton Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Lakenheath Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Eriswell Parish 3.9 miles
- Elveden Parish 4 miles
- Little Eriswell Built-up area 4 miles
- Forest Ward 5 miles
Example postcodes in Brandon West
IP27 0JQ, IP27 0NT, IP27 0NQ, IP27 0NW, IP27 0SD, IP27 0PB, IP27 0LZ, IP27 0XH, IP27 0JJ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 33 miles
- Stansted Airport 41 miles
- Brandon Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Lakenheath Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Brandon West Ad
- Bridge Hotel Brandon 4 1.5 miles
- The Crown Hotel 5.9 miles
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 8.5 miles
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 7.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Elveden Hall Estate 4.5 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 6.7 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 8.5 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 9.7 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 12.5 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 14.6 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 15.1 miles
- Saham Wood Forest 15.2 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 15.5 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 15.7 miles
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 15.8 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 16.7 miles