Santon Downham
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.446, 0.674 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 81 86 |
| Dialling code: | 01842 (Thetford) |
Santon Downham is a small parish in West Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk, England, set where the River Lark cuts into the edge of Thetford Forest. It sits in the distinctive Breckland landscape and lies close to the towns of Brandon and Thetford, making it a quiet gateway to one of eastern England’s largest conifer plantations and a popular base for walkers, cyclists and canoeists.
Historically the settlement grew as part of twentieth‑century forestry and estate management, and the local economy today still leans on forestry, outdoor recreation and rural services. The parish is noted for its woodland wildlife - typical Breckland birds and nightjar and woodlark at times - and for a small, close‑knit community that supports seasonal tourism, fishing and nature‑based activities in the surrounding forested landscape.
Postcode districts covering Santon Downham
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 24.2 miles39 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Thetford 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Stowmarket 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Newmarket 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Ely 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Mildenhall 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Downham Market 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Diss 19 miles30.6 km
- Attleborough 15.2 miles24.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Brandon East Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Forest Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Brandon Central Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Brandon Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Weeting-with-Broomhill Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Lynford Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Thetford Priory Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Weeting Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Brandon West Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Thetford Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Elveden Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Thetford Burrell Ward 3.8 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Santon Downham
IP27 0TJ, IP27 0AF, IP27 0TQ, IP27 0TW, IP27 0TE, IP27 0TX, IP27 0WB, IP27 0TH, IP27 0TU … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 30.1 miles48.4 km
- Stansted Airport 43 miles69.2 km
- Brandon Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Thetford Railway Station 3.6 miles5.7 km
Hotels near Santon Downham Ad
- The Crown Hotel 4.6 miles7.4 km
Local points of interest
- Elveden Hall Estate 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 6.8 miles10.9 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Saham Wood Forest 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 13 miles20.9 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 15 miles24.1 km
- Ickworth House Estate 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 16.8 miles27 km