Newmarket
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.251, 0.393 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 63 64 |
| Population: | 20,384 |
| Dialling code: | 01638 |
Newmarket sits in West Suffolk, Suffolk, in eastern England, famously built around its wide heath and network of gallops. The town is internationally known as the historic centre of British thoroughbred racing, home to the Rowley Mile and July racecourses and host of the 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas; Palace House and the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing underline its long sporting heritage dating back to the 17th century.
Much of the local economy and identity revolves around studs, training yards, bloodstock sales and related trades, giving the place a distinctly international and specialist workforce alongside long-standing local community traditions. The town combines conservation areas and open heathland used for training with a compact historic high street, and lies within easy reach of Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds, which together shape its wider social and economic connections.
Postcode districts covering Newmarket
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 14.3 miles23 km
- Haverhill 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Thetford 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Sudbury 20.9 miles33.6 km
- March 24.3 miles39 km
- Newmarket 0.6 miles1 km
- Ely 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Royston 22.4 miles36 km
- Saffron Walden 17 miles27.3 km
- Mildenhall 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Halstead 23.7 miles38.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Newmarket West Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Newmarket North Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Newmarket Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Newmarket East Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Exning Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Snailwell Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Landwade Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Woodditton Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Burwell Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Stetchworth Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Cheveley Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Dullingham Parish 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in Newmarket
CB8 7XG, CB8 9BA, CB8 8SY, CB8 8EZ, CB8 1HB, CB8 7JG, CB8 0ER, CB8 0LT, CB8 0HX … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 26.2 miles42.1 km
- Luton Airport 41.5 miles66.8 km
- Newmarket Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Dullingham Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
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Schools in Newmarket
- Fairstead House Independent - primary
- Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy Primary
- Laureate Community Academy Primary
- Newmarket Academy Secondary
- Paddocks Primary School Primary
- St Louis Catholic Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles16.8 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Ickworth House Estate 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 11.8 miles19 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 12 miles19.3 km
- University of Cambridge University 12 miles19.3 km
- Trinity College College 12 miles19.3 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 12.1 miles19.4 km