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 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 8.3 miles
- Thetford 8.9 miles
- Sudbury 20.7 miles
- Stowmarket 10.2 miles
- Newmarket 20.9 miles
- Ely 24.9 miles
- Mildenhall 16.8 miles
- Woodbridge 23.6 miles
- Kesgrave 23.1 miles
- Diss 10.2 miles
- Attleborough 14.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stanton Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Upthorpe Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Hepworth Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bardwell Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Langham Parish 2.1 miles
- Walsham le Willows Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Barningham Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Wattisfield Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Ixworth Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Badwell Ash Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Stowlangtoft Parish 2.8 miles
- Market Weston Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Stanton
IP31 2XD, IP31 2AD, IP31 2DS, IP31 3AR, IP31 2AL, IP31 2EQ, IP31 2AZ, IP31 2AW, IP31 2FD … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 29.7 miles
- Stansted Airport 40.8 miles
- Elmswell Railway Station 5.7 miles
- Thurston Railway Station 5.8 miles
Hotels near Stanton Ad
- Six Bells 1.5 miles
- Elveden Inn 5 9.2 miles
- The Cadogan Arms 4 7.2 miles
- The White Horse Inn 4 8.9 miles
- The Four Horseshoes 4 8.4 miles
- Heritage Grange at Thurston, Hotel 3 5.3 miles
- The White Horse 3 6.4 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 8.5 miles
- Ravenwood Hall Hotel 3 7.2 miles
- All Saints Resort 4 8.4 miles
Schools in Stanton
- Stanton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Shepherds Grove Forest 0.4 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 6.5 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 8.4 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 8.8 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 9.9 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 10.7 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 10.8 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 12.3 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 16.1 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 16.2 miles
- Saham Wood Forest 19.7 miles