Cowlinge
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.158, 0.503 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 71 54 |
| Dialling code: | 01440 (Haverhill) |
Cowlinge is a small, rural parish in West Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk on the eastern side of England, lying close to the border with Cambridgeshire. The setting is predominantly agricultural, with rolling arable fields, hedgerows and a scatter of traditional cottages and farmsteads that give the area a distinctly countryside feel.
Historically it has strong farming roots and retains several historic buildings and a parish church at its centre; today many residents mix local agricultural work with commuting to nearby centres such as Newmarket and Cambridge. Community life is typically quiet and close‑knit, organised around village events, the church and local social hubs, making it attractive to those seeking rural living within reach of regional amenities.
Postcode districts covering Cowlinge
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 15.8 miles
- Colchester 24.6 miles
- Braintree 19 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 11.5 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 24.7 miles
- Haverhill 6 miles
- Thetford 20.6 miles
- Sudbury 13.1 miles
- Stowmarket 20.9 miles
- Newmarket 7.5 miles
- Ely 19.6 miles
- Royston 23.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cock and End Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Little Bradley Parish 1.7 miles
- Stradishall Parish 1.7 miles
- Wickhambrook Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Kirtling Parish 2.3 miles
- Great Thurlow Parish 2.3 miles
- Lidgate Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Great Bradley Parish 2.4 miles
- Barnardiston Parish 2.9 miles
- Little Thurlow Parish 3 miles
- Hundon Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Ousden Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Cowlinge
CB8 9QD, CB8 9QE, CB8 9JJ, CB8 9HY, CB8 9YN, CB8 9HS, CB8 9JA, CB8 9QF, CB8 9EX … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 22 miles
- London Southend Airport 41.4 miles
- Dullingham Railway Station 6.5 miles
- Newmarket Railway Station 6.8 miles
Hotels near Cowlinge Ad
- The Three Blackbirds 4.2 miles
- The White Horse 5.6 miles
- The Jockey Club Rooms 7.2 miles
- The Suffolk Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa 4 7.4 miles
- Travelodge Haverhill 3 6.6 miles
- White Hart, Newmarket by Marston's Inns 4 7.2 miles
- Sturmer Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 4 6.5 miles
- The Packhorse Inn 5 6.6 miles
- Kings Hotel 5 7.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 7.4 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 7.7 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 12 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.8 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 14.4 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 15.2 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 15.3 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 16.1 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 16.4 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 16.5 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 16.5 miles
- University of Cambridge University 16.5 miles