Stanton
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.319, 0.889 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 96 72 |
Stanton is a small village and civil parish in the district of West Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk, England, sitting a few miles to the north of Bury St Edmunds. It has a compact historic core of flint and timber-framed houses clustered around a medieval parish church and a traditional village green, giving a distinctly rural Suffolk character.
The surrounding landscape is largely arable farmland, with quiet lanes popular with walkers and cyclists, and the local economy remains rooted in agriculture alongside a handful of small businesses and community enterprises. Social life centres on village events, clubs and the parish institutions that help preserve local history and the close-knit community feel.
Postcode districts covering Stanton
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Thetford 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Sudbury 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Stowmarket 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Newmarket 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Ely 24.9 miles40 km
- Mildenhall 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Woodbridge 23.6 miles38 km
- Kesgrave 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Diss 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Attleborough 14.4 miles23.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Stanton Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Upthorpe Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Hepworth Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bardwell Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Langham Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Walsham le Willows Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Barningham Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Wattisfield Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Ixworth Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Badwell Ash Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Stowlangtoft Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Market Weston Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Stanton
IP31 2BZ, IP31 2AU, IP31 2AF, IP31 2JH, IP31 2JR, IP31 2HU, IP31 2BE, IP31 2AS, IP31 2DE … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 29.7 miles47.8 km
- Stansted Airport 40.8 miles65.7 km
- Elmswell Railway Station 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Thurston Railway Station 5.8 miles9.4 km
Hotels near Stanton Ad
- The Grange Hotel 5.3 miles8.5 km
- All Saints Hotel 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Angel Hotel 4 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 10 miles16 km
Schools in Stanton
- Stanton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Ickworth House Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 16.1 miles26 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 16.2 miles26 km
- Saham Wood Forest 19.7 miles31.7 km