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 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 14.3 miles
- Haverhill 11.7 miles
- Thetford 18.9 miles
- Sudbury 20.9 miles
- March 24.3 miles
- Newmarket 0.6 miles
- Ely 11.8 miles
- Royston 22.4 miles
- Saffron Walden 17 miles
- Mildenhall 8.4 miles
- Halstead 23.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newmarket West Ward 0.5 miles
- Newmarket North Ward 0.6 miles
- Newmarket Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Newmarket East Ward 0.7 miles
- Exning Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Snailwell Parish 1.6 miles
- Landwade Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Woodditton Parish 2.9 miles
- Burwell Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Stetchworth Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Cheveley Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Dullingham Parish 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Newmarket
CB8 7AZ, CB8 8LB, CB8 0EN, CB8 1HE, CB8 9BH, CB8 0BJ, CB8 7BQ, CB8 8GR, CB8 0NL … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 26.2 miles
- Luton Airport 41.5 miles
- Newmarket Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Dullingham Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels in Newmarket Ad
- The Jockey Club Rooms
- Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa 4
- White Hart, Newmarket by Marston's Inns 4
- Kings Hotel 5
- Kings Newmarket
- Best Western Heath Court Hotel 3
- Premier Inn Newmarket 3
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 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.9 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 11.1 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 11.1 miles
- Bridge Road Stadium 11.8 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 11.9 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 11.9 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 12 miles
- University of Cambridge University 12 miles
- Trinity College College 12 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 12.1 miles