Culford
Built-up area in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.303, 0.682 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 82 70 |
| Dialling code: | 01284 (Bury-St-Edmunds) |
Culford is a small village and civil parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England, set in rolling farmland a few miles west of Bury St Edmunds. The settlement is dominated by the broad lawns and woodland of Culford Park, giving pleasant views across the countryside and a distinctly parkland character to the area.
The grand house on the estate now houses Culford School, an independent boarding and day school that remains the village’s main employer and cultural hub; alongside a historic parish church and a tight-knit residential community, agriculture and local services form the rural economic backdrop. Its long history as an east-Anglian manor village and the preserved estate landscape make Culford a quietly attractive, well-connected spot for people working in nearby towns.
Postcode districts covering Culford
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 4.3 miles7 km
- Haverhill 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Thetford 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Sudbury 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Stowmarket 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Newmarket 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Ely 18.9 miles30.5 km
- Mildenhall 8.7 miles14 km
- Halstead 24.8 miles40 km
- Downham Market 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Diss 18.8 miles30.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Wordwell Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Flempton Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Hengrave Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Fornham St. Genevieve Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Ingham Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- West Stow Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Fornham All Saints Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Ampton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Lackford Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Fornham St. Martin Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Timworth Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Little Livermere Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Culford
IP28 6EU, IP28 6DN, IP28 6DS, IP28 6TU, IP28 6UA, IP28 6EX, IP28 6TZ, IP28 6DP, IP28 6DR … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 34.5 miles55.6 km
- Norwich International Airport 36.1 miles58.1 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Thurston Railway Station 6.5 miles10.5 km
Hotels near Culford Ad
- All Saints Hotel 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 6 miles9.7 km
- Angel Hotel 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 3.1 miles5 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Grange Hotel 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Worlington Hall 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
Local points of interest
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 2 miles3.2 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Ickworth House Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 18.2 miles29.4 km