Icklingham
Built-up area in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.326, 0.597 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TL 77 72 |
| Population: | 423 |
| Dialling code: | 01284 (Bury-St-Edmunds) |
Icklingham is a small village and civil parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England, set on the banks of the River Lark at the edge of the sandy heathland known as the Brecks. The setting gives it a distinctly rural and wild character, with nearby heaths and river valley attracting birdwatchers and walkers - species such as stone curlew are characteristic of the area - and a landscape shaped by arable fields, sandy soils and some gravel workings.
Historically the village has medieval roots and is recorded in the Domesday survey; a medieval parish church and traditional flint cottages reflect that past. Today Icklingham remains a small, close-knit community with a rural economy dominated by farming, alongside a modest amount of countryside tourism and local services centred on a village hall and pub, preserving a quiet, village way of life.
Postcode districts covering Icklingham
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Haverhill 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Thetford 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Sudbury 21 miles33.8 km
- Stowmarket 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Newmarket 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Ely 15 miles24.2 km
- Mildenhall 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Downham Market 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Diss 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Attleborough 21.9 miles35.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Cavenham Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Lackford Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Tuddenham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- West Stow Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Flempton Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Barton Mills Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Mildenhall Kingsway & Market Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Wordwell Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Manor Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Mildenhall Great Heath Ward 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Culford Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Eriswell Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Icklingham
IP28 6PL, IP28 6PE, IP28 6PX, IP28 6QB, IP28 6QD, IP28 6QA, IP28 6PU, IP28 6PS, IP28 6QE
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 34.1 miles54.9 km
- Norwich International Airport 37.6 miles60.5 km
- Kennett Railway Station 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 7 miles11.2 km
Hotels near Icklingham Ad
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 2.5 miles4 km
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Worlington Hall 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- All Saints Hotel 4 5.6 miles9 km
- The Jockey Club Rooms 10 miles16 km
- Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa 4 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Angel Hotel 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Best Western Heath Court Hotel 3 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
Local points of interest
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Ickworth House Estate 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 12.4 miles20 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13 miles20.9 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 13.7 miles22 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 19.8 miles31.9 km