Nowton
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.22, 0.727 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 86 61 |
| Dialling code: | 01284 (Bury-St-Edmunds) |
Nowton is a small, predominantly rural civil parish on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England. It consists largely of farmland, hedged lanes and scattered dwellings, with most everyday services and employment centred on the nearby market town; the parish has the quietly pastoral character typical of west Suffolk countryside.
The community is perhaps best known for Nowton Park, an attractive stretch of estate parkland with mature trees, an arboretum and a lake that draws walkers and families throughout the year and hosts seasonal displays and local events. Historically tied to estate landscapes and agriculture, the area’s economy remains rooted in farming while many residents commute to Bury St Edmunds, giving the parish a mix of long‑standing rural life and more recent commuter households.
Postcode districts covering Nowton
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 22 miles35.4 km
- Colchester 23.6 miles38 km
- Braintree 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Haverhill 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Thetford 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Sudbury 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Stowmarket 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Newmarket 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Ely 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Saffron Walden 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Mildenhall 13.6 miles21.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Southgate Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Sicklesmere Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Hawstead Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Westgate Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Abbeygate Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Moreton Hall Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Bury St. Edmunds Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Great Whelnetham Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Eastgate Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Rougham Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Little Whelnetham Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Horringer Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Nowton
IP29 5LZ, IP29 5LT, IP29 5NE, IP29 5ND, IP29 5NB, IP29 5LP, IP29 5NF, IP29 5NA, IP29 5LU … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 31.2 miles50.2 km
- Norwich International Airport 39.2 miles63.1 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Thurston Railway Station 4 miles6.5 km
Hotels near Nowton Ad
- Angel Hotel 4 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 1.4 miles2.3 km
- All Saints Hotel 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Grange Hotel 4.3 miles7 km
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 9.8 miles15.7 km
- The George and Dragon Inn 10 miles16 km
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 3.3 miles5.3 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 15 miles24.2 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 16.1 miles26 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 18 miles29 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 19.8 miles31.9 km