Poslingford
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.108, 0.585 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 77 48 |
Poslingford is a small rural village and civil parish tucked into the rolling arable countryside of West Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk, a short drive from market towns such as Clare and Sudbury. The settlement is quiet and dispersed, lying among hedged lanes, pasture and cereal fields that give the area its typical East Anglian character.
Historically the village has a long rural past and retains a number of historic buildings and a parish church at its heart; agriculture still shapes the local economy, while many residents commute to nearby towns. Community life is that of a small village - low-key social activity, conservation of landscape and buildings, and an emphasis on local, small-scale traditions rather than tourist industry.
Postcode districts covering Poslingford
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Colchester 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Braintree 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Bishop's Stortford 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Haverhill 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Witham 21.1 miles34 km
- Thetford 22.4 miles36 km
- Sudbury 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Stowmarket 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Newmarket 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Ely 24.4 miles39.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Clare, Hundon & Kedington Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Clare Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Hundon Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Stansfield Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Cavendish Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hawkedon Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Pentlow Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Stradishall Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Boxted Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Ashen Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Glemsford Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Belchamp St. Paul Parish 3.6 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Poslingford
CO10 8RD, CO10 8NB, CO10 8QX, CO10 8QY, CO10 8QU, CO10 8RA, CO10 8ND, CO10 8RE, CO10 8QZ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 21.4 miles34.5 km
- London Southend Airport 37.4 miles60.2 km
- Castle Hedingham Railway Station 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Sudbury Railway Station 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Bus Station 7.9 miles12.8 km
Hotels near Poslingford Ad
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 6 miles9.7 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 6 miles9.7 km
- The Suffolk Hotel 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Sturmer Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Painters at the Angel 7.9 miles12.6 km
- The Mill Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- The George and Dragon Inn 6 miles9.7 km
- Rose & Crown Hotel 5 6.5 miles10.5 km
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 8 miles12.8 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 12.6 miles20.3 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 14.2 miles22.8 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Marks Hall Estate 15 miles24.1 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 17.4 miles28 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.7 miles30.1 km