Fornham St. Martin
Built-up area in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.274, 0.708 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 84 67 |
| Dialling code: | 01284 (Bury-St-Edmunds) |
Fornham St. Martin is a small village and civil parish in West Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk, England, lying on the north bank of the River Lark a few miles north of Bury St Edmunds. The surrounding landscape is characteristically low-lying East Anglian countryside - arable fields, meadows and parkland - and the settlement now combines a working rural community with a number of residents who commute into nearby towns.
The village is historically notable as the vicinity of the 1173 Battle of Fornham during the Revolt of 1173–74, and its medieval past is still evident in the parish church of St Martin and in local place-names. Community life centres on the church and village amenities, with walkers and anglers drawn to the river and the quiet lanes that criss-cross this part of Suffolk.
Postcode districts covering Fornham St. Martin
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 24.8 miles
- Cambridge 24.8 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 2.1 miles
- Haverhill 17.6 miles
- Thetford 10 miles
- Sudbury 16.6 miles
- Stowmarket 13.5 miles
- Newmarket 12.8 miles
- Ely 20.7 miles
- Mildenhall 10.6 miles
- Halstead 23 miles
- Diss 18.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Fornham All Saints Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Fornham St. Genevieve Parish 0.8 miles
- St. Olaves Ward 1.1 miles
- Tollgate Ward 1.2 miles
- Timworth Parish 1.3 miles
- The Fornhams & Great Barton Ward 1.4 miles
- Hengrave Parish 1.7 miles
- Eastgate Ward 1.8 miles
- Minden Ward 2 miles
- Ingham Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Abbeygate Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Fornham St. Martin
IP28 6TQ, IP31 1SP, IP28 6TR, IP28 6UG, IP31 1ST, IP28 6UH, IP28 6UF, IP28 6UU, IP28 6JQ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 33.6 miles
- Norwich International Airport 36.8 miles
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Thurston Railway Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near Fornham St. Martin Ad
- All Saints Hotel 4 0.3 miles
- Angel Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 0.9 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 2.6 miles
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 7.6 miles
- The Grange Hotel 3 4 miles
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 9.6 miles
Local points of interest
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 4 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 4.7 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 7.8 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 8.2 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 12.7 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 14.4 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 14.6 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 16.6 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 16.8 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 17.3 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.8 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 19.8 miles