Eastgate
Ward in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.25, 0.724 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 86 64 |
| Dialling code: | 01284 (Bury-St-Edmunds) |
Eastgate is an electoral ward in West Suffolk, situated on the eastern side of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England. It is largely residential, with a mix of Victorian terraces and later housing, local shops and schools, and convenient pedestrian routes into the town centre.
The ward benefits from its proximity to the town’s cultural sites such as Abbey Gardens and The Apex, and has an active community life with neighbourhood groups and small businesses that reflect the service and commuter economy - many residents travel onwards to larger centres like Ipswich and Cambridge. There are also traces of the area’s historic street pattern and ties to Bury St Edmunds’ medieval past.
Postcode districts covering Eastgate
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Haverhill 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Thetford 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Sudbury 14.9 miles24 km
- Stowmarket 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Newmarket 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Ely 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Mildenhall 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Halstead 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Diss 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Attleborough 21.9 miles35.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Bury St. Edmunds Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Abbeygate Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Tollgate Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Moreton Hall Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Southgate Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Minden Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- St. Olaves Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Westgate Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The Fornhams & Great Barton Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Fornham St. Martin Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Nowton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Fornham All Saints Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Eastgate
IP33 1EL, IP32 7BG, IP33 1AJ, IP33 1UY, IP33 1JR, IP33 1AZ, IP33 1SJ, IP33 1HY, IP33 1UQ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 32.7 miles52.6 km
- Norwich International Airport 37.7 miles60.6 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Thurston Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
Hotels near Eastgate Ad
- Angel Hotel 4 0.5 miles0.8 km
- All Saints Hotel 4 2 miles3.3 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 1 mile1.5 km
- The Grange Hotel 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 9 miles14.5 km
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 3.9 miles6.3 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 5.6 miles9 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 14 miles22.5 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 14.9 miles24 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.7 miles30.2 km