Lackford
Built-up area in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.303, 0.628 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TL 79 70 |
| Population: | 255 |
| Dialling code: | 01284 (Bury-St-Edmunds) |
Lackford in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England is a small rural village and parish set amid rolling arable countryside and former gravel workings that now form the well‑used Lackford Lakes nature reserve; the reserve gives the area an unexpectedly wildlife‑rich character and draws birdwatchers and walkers from across the region.
The settlement retains a quiet, agricultural feel with a handful of historic buildings such as the timber‑framed Lackford Hall, and most everyday services and employment look to nearby market towns like Bury St Edmunds and Brandon; visitors tend to come for nature, country pursuits and village life rather than commerce or nightlife.
Postcode districts covering Lackford
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 22 miles35.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Haverhill 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Thetford 9.3 miles15 km
- Sudbury 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Stowmarket 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Newmarket 10 miles16.2 km
- Ely 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Mildenhall 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Halstead 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Downham Market 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Diss 21 miles33.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Flempton Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Cavenham Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- West Stow Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Icklingham Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Hengrave Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Culford Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Wordwell Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Risby Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Fornham St. Genevieve Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Fornham All Saints Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Tuddenham Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Higham Parish 3.6 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Lackford
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 33.3 miles53.7 km
- Norwich International Airport 37.7 miles60.7 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Kennett Railway Station 6.1 miles9.8 km
Hotels near Lackford Ad
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 3.8 miles6.1 km
- All Saints Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Worlington Hall 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Angel Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Grange Hotel 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Best Western Heath Court Hotel 3 10 miles16.1 km
Local points of interest
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 0.6 miles1 km
- Ickworth House Estate 6 miles9.7 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 15 miles24.1 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 19 miles30.5 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 19.1 miles30.8 km