Brockley
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.168, 0.657 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 81 55 |
| Dialling code: | 01284 (Bury-St-Edmunds) |
Brockley is a small, rural parish in West Suffolk, within the county of Suffolk in England. It sits in the characteristic East Anglia landscape of arable fields, hedgerows and pocket woodlands, with quiet lanes, scattered farmsteads and public footpaths that make it popular with walkers and birdwatchers.
The area has a long agricultural history reflected in historic cottages, farm buildings and a traditional village nucleus; the local economy remains largely tied to farming with some residents commuting to nearby market towns. Social life tends to revolve around parish events and the village community, and there are often listed buildings and local heritage features that hint at its past as a small rural estate area.
Postcode districts covering Brockley
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Cambridge 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Colchester 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Braintree 20 miles32.2 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Haverhill 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Thetford 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Sudbury 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Stowmarket 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Newmarket 12 miles19.3 km
- Ely 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Saffron Walden 20.1 miles32.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Rede Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Whepstead Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Whepstead & Wickhambrook Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Somerton Parish 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Hawkedon Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Chedburgh Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hartest Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Lawshall Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Depden Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Boxted Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Chadacre Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Stansfield Parish 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Brockley
IP29 4AY, IP29 4AH, IP29 4AL, IP29 4AF, IP29 4AX, IP29 4AP, IP29 4AQ, IP29 4BB, IP29 4AU … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 26.5 miles42.7 km
- London Southend Airport 41.2 miles66.3 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Thurston Railway Station 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Bus Station 9.5 miles15.3 km
Hotels near Brockley Ad
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Angel Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- All Saints Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 6 miles9.6 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 6.9 miles11 km
- The Grange Hotel 9 miles14.5 km
- Painters at the Angel 9.6 miles15.4 km
- The Mill Hotel 4 9.4 miles15 km
- The George and Dragon Inn 6.8 miles11 km
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 3.4 miles5.5 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 9.9 miles16 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 15.1 miles24.2 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 17.2 miles27.8 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Marks Hall Estate 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 19.8 miles31.8 km