Pakenham
Built-up area in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.27, 0.823 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 92 67 |
| Population: | 592 |
| Dialling code: | 01359 |
Pakenham is a small village and civil parish in West Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk, England, set in the Lark valley around seven miles north of Bury St Edmunds. It sits amid rolling arable countryside and parkland, with a mixture of historic houses and a country estate giving the village a distinctly rural, sylvan feel.
Historically centred on a manor and its parish church, Pakenham retains a strong local community with a village hall, pubs and occasional village events; farming still underpins the local economy while many residents commute to nearby towns. The combination of historic buildings, quiet lanes and nearby wetlands and woodlands makes it a good example of a Suffolk village balancing heritage, nature and modern rural life.
Postcode districts covering Pakenham
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Haverhill 21 miles33.8 km
- Thetford 10.6 miles17 km
- Sudbury 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Stowmarket 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Newmarket 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Mildenhall 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Halstead 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Woodbridge 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Kesgrave 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Diss 14.2 miles22.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Thurston Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Stowlangtoft Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Great Barton Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Ixworth Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Norton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Beyton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Tostock Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Pakenham & Troston Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Hunston Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Great Livermere Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Fornhams & Great Barton Ward 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Ixworth Thorpe Parish 3.6 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Pakenham
IP31 2JT, IP31 2LA, IP31 2LW, IP31 2JX, IP31 2JY, IP31 2JU, IP31 2ND, IP31 2LF, IP31 2LJ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 34.1 miles54.8 km
- Stansted Airport 36.5 miles58.7 km
- Thurston Railway Station 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Elmswell Railway Station 4.4 miles7 km
Hotels near Pakenham Ad
- The Grange Hotel 1 mile1.6 km
- All Saints Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Angel Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 4.3 miles7 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 4.8 miles7.8 km
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Ickworth House Estate 8.2 miles13.2 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 10 miles16.1 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 11.8 miles19 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 14.9 miles24 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 18 miles29 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 19.3 miles31.1 km