Fornham St. Genevieve
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.284, 0.7 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 84 68 |
| Population: | 324 |
| Dialling code: | 01284 (Bury-St-Edmunds) |
Fornham St. Genevieve is a small, quiet parish on the floodplain of the River Lark, a few miles north‑west of Bury St Edmunds in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England. The landscape is characteristically rural – arable fields, hedgerows and scattered farmsteads – and its low-lying riverside setting gives the area a peaceful, pastoral feel while keeping it closely linked to the amenities of the nearby market town.
Historically the parish is remembered for its association with the 12th‑century Battle of Fornham, and the dedication to St Genevieve is one of the more unusual church dedications in England. Today it remains a small farming community with many residents commuting to Bury St Edmunds for work and services, and local life still revolves around agriculture, heritage and the conservation of the Suffolk countryside.
Postcode districts covering Fornham St. Genevieve
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Haverhill 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Thetford 9.3 miles15 km
- Sudbury 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Stowmarket 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Newmarket 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Ely 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Mildenhall 10 miles16 km
- Halstead 23.6 miles38.1 km
- Diss 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Attleborough 20.6 miles33.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Fornham St. Martin Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Fornham All Saints Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Timworth Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Hengrave Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Culford Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Ingham Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- St. Olaves Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Fornhams & Great Barton Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Tollgate Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Ampton Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Flempton Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Eastgate Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Fornham St. Genevieve
IP28 6TQ, IP28 6FF, IP28 6DZ, IP28 6DX, IP28 6JH, IP28 6TT, IP28 6DY, IP28 6UH, IP28 6JF … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 33.9 miles54.6 km
- Norwich International Airport 36.5 miles58.8 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Thurston Railway Station 5.2 miles8.3 km
Hotels near Fornham St. Genevieve Ad
- All Saints Hotel 4 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Angel Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 3.3 miles5.4 km
- The Grange Hotel 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 9 miles14.5 km
- Worlington Hall 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
Local points of interest
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Ickworth House Estate 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 7 miles11.3 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 19.2 miles30.9 km