Eriswell
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.381, 0.57 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 75 78 |
| Dialling code: | 01842 (Thetford) |
Eriswell is a small rural parish in West Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk, England, sitting on the sandy soils of The Brecks near the Norfolk border. The landscape is a mix of pinewoods, heaths and arable fields, with patches of common land such as Eriswell Common that give the area a distinctive dry, open character unlike much of lowland East Anglia.
Historically the parish area has attracted interest for prehistoric barrows and other archaeological finds, and today it remains a quiet farming community with some forestry and light rural industry. Local life revolves around village amenities and links to nearby larger settlements such as Lakenheath and Brandon, while the proximity of military training areas and air bases in the wider region has had an influence on employment and land use. The village retains a compact historic core with a parish church and a handful of listed buildings that reflect its long local history.
Postcode districts covering Eriswell
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Haverhill 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Thetford 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Sudbury 24.9 miles40.1 km
- March 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Stowmarket 22.4 miles36 km
- Newmarket 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Ely 13 miles21 km
- Mildenhall 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Downham Market 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Diss 22.8 miles36.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Little Eriswell Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Holywell Row Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Mildenhall Great Heath Ward 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Lakenheath Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Mildenhall Kingsway & Market Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Mildenhall Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Mildenhall Queensway Ward 3.7 miles6 km
- Barton Mills Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Beck Row Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Brandon West Ward 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Icklingham Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Elveden Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
Example postcodes in Eriswell
IP27 9SJ, IP27 9GB, IP27 9PN, IP27 9QT, IP27 9GL, IP27 9BA, IP27 9QN, IP27 9BP, IP27 9FD … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 36.2 miles58.3 km
- Stansted Airport 37.1 miles59.7 km
- Lakenheath Railway Station 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Brandon Railway Station 5.6 miles9 km
Local points of interest
- Elveden Hall Estate 4.6 miles7.4 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 10.5 miles17 km
- Ickworth House Estate 11.8 miles19 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 13 miles20.9 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 14.3 miles23 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 17.4 miles28 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 18.3 miles29.5 km