Culford
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.32, 0.696 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 83 72 |
Culford sits in rural West Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk, England, a few miles south‑west of Bury St Edmunds. The village is set around the extensive grounds of Culford Park, with parkland, lakes and stretches of the River Lark, surrounded by arable farmland and hedgerows that give it a distinctly pastoral character.
The estate is dominated by Culford Hall, much of which is now occupied by Culford School, and the school and hall provide a measurable cultural and economic pulse as local employer and events venue. The settlement retains a historic parish church and several listed buildings, and despite its rural feel functions partly as a commuter village with good road links (near the A14), while agriculture, school life and community activities remain at its heart.
Postcode districts covering Culford
Most populated places nearby
- Bury St. Edmunds 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Haverhill 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Thetford 7 miles11.2 km
- Sudbury 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Stowmarket 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Newmarket 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Ely 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Mildenhall 8.9 miles14.2 km
- Downham Market 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Diss 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Attleborough 18.9 miles30.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Wordwell Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Culford Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Ingham Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Ampton Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- West Stow Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Little Livermere Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Fornham St. Genevieve Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Flempton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Timworth Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hengrave Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Lackford Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Fornham All Saints Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Culford
IP28 6FD, IP28 6TU, IP28 6ES, IP31 1PT, IP28 6ER, IP28 6TX, IP28 6TZ, IP28 6UD, IP28 6DW … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 34.8 miles56 km
- Stansted Airport 35.9 miles57.8 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Thurston Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
Hotels near Culford Ad
- All Saints Hotel 4 3 miles4.9 km
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Angel Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Grange Hotel 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 8.1 miles13 km
- Worlington Hall 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
Local points of interest
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Ickworth House Estate 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.1 miles27.6 km