Fornham St. Martin
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.269, 0.717 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 85 66 |
| Dialling code: | 01284 (Bury-St-Edmunds) |
Fornham St Martin is a small village and civil parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England, lying a few miles north of Bury St Edmunds on the north bank of the River Lark. The setting is low-lying East Anglian farmland of hedged fields and meadows, giving a quiet, rural character while still being within easy reach of the market town.
There is a long local history and the village sits close to the site of the 1173 battle at Fornham; the built environment includes a medieval parish church and a mix of cottages and later houses. Economically the area remains largely agricultural, with many residents commuting into Bury St Edmunds, and community life tends to centre on the church, the village hall and occasional local events.
Postcode districts covering Fornham St. Martin
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 24.3 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 1.6 miles
- Haverhill 17.6 miles
- Thetford 10.2 miles
- Sudbury 16.2 miles
- Stowmarket 13 miles
- Newmarket 13.2 miles
- Ely 21.2 miles
- Mildenhall 11.1 miles
- Halstead 22.7 miles
- Diss 18.2 miles
- Attleborough 21 miles
Neighbouring places
- Fornham St. Martin Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Tollgate Ward 0.9 miles
- The Fornhams & Great Barton Ward 1 mile
- St. Olaves Ward 1.1 miles
- Fornham All Saints Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Fornham St. Genevieve Parish 1.3 miles
- Timworth Parish 1.3 miles
- Eastgate Ward 1.3 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Abbeygate Ward 1.8 miles
- Minden Ward 1.9 miles
- Moreton Hall Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Fornham St. Martin
IP28 6XA, IP28 6TP, IP28 6XF, IP31 1TA, IP31 1SU, IP28 6UU, IP31 1SW, IP31 1ST, IP28 6TN … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 33.5 miles
- Norwich International Airport 36.8 miles
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Thurston Railway Station 4.1 miles
Hotels near Fornham St. Martin Ad
- All Saints Hotel 4 0.8 miles
- Angel Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 0.6 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 2.1 miles
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 8.1 miles
- The Grange Hotel 3 3.6 miles
Local points of interest
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 4.5 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 4.6 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 7.9 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 8.2 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 12.9 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 14.4 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 14.7 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 16.4 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 17.1 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 17.3 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.2 miles