Tollgate
Ward in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.257, 0.708 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 84 65 |
| Dialling code: | 01284 (Bury-St-Edmunds) |
Tollgate is an electoral ward in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England, predominantly residential with a mix of post‑war and more recent housing, local shops and small areas of public green space. It functions as a suburban neighbourhood within the district, served by local bus routes and community facilities, and tends to combine family households with older residents.
The ward's name reflects the historic tollgates that once regulated local roads, and today community life revolves around schools, small businesses and social clubs rather than grand landmarks. Local priorities commonly include housing, transport links and modest regeneration projects, giving Tollgate a practical, down‑to‑earth character within the wider rural–urban patchwork of West Suffolk.
Postcode districts covering Tollgate
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 24.1 miles
- Cambridge 24.5 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 1.2 miles
- Haverhill 16.7 miles
- Thetford 11.1 miles
- Sudbury 15.4 miles
- Stowmarket 13.1 miles
- Newmarket 12.7 miles
- Ely 21.3 miles
- Mildenhall 11.3 miles
- Halstead 21.8 miles
- Diss 18.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. Olaves Ward 0.6 miles
- Eastgate Ward 0.8 miles
- Abbeygate Ward 0.9 miles
- Minden Ward 1 mile
- Bury St. Edmunds Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Fornham St. Martin Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Fornham All Saints Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Westgate Ward 1.5 miles
- The Fornhams & Great Barton Ward 1.7 miles
- Westley Parish 1.8 miles
- Moreton Hall Ward 1.8 miles
- Southgate Ward 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Tollgate
IP33 3AT, IP32 6HF, IP33 3FY, IP33 3AU, IP32 6JJ, IP32 6DZ, IP32 6BL, IP32 6JF, IP32 6HE … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 32.6 miles
- Norwich International Airport 37.7 miles
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Thurston Railway Station 4.3 miles
Hotels near Tollgate Ad
- All Saints Hotel 4 1.4 miles
- Angel Hotel 4 0.9 miles
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 0.3 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 1.6 miles
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 8.1 miles
Schools in Tollgate
- Bury St Edmunds County High School Secondary
- King Edward VI CEVC School Secondary
- St Benedict's Catholic School Secondary
- Tollgate Primary School Primary
- West Suffolk College Further education
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 3.7 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 4.8 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 8.6 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 8.9 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 13.8 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 14.2 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 15.2 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 17.2 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 18 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 18.2 miles