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Westgate

Ward in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England

Coordinates:52.236, 0.697
OS grid ref:TL 84 63
Dialling code: 01284 (Bury-St-Edmunds)
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Westgate is a ward covering the western side of the market town of Bury St Edmunds in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England. It sits close to the town centre and benefits from good transport links and easy access to the historic core, so residents mix the character of a long-established market town with suburban convenience.

The area is predominantly residential with a blend of Victorian terraces and more modern housing, local shops, pubs and community facilities, and a local economy shaped by retail, services and the surrounding agricultural hinterland. Culturally it shares in Bury St Edmunds’s historic attractions such as the Abbey Gardens and regular markets, and supports active neighbourhood groups and events that give the ward a strong local identity.

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Transport links

  • Stansted Airport 31.2 miles50.2 km
  • Norwich International Airport 39.1 miles63 km
  • Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
  • Thurston Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km

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Schools in Westgate

  • Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery Primary

Local points of interest

  • Ickworth House Estate 2.4 miles3.9 km
  • West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 5.8 miles9.3 km
  • Shepherds Grove Forest 9.7 miles15.7 km
  • Elveden Hall Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km
  • Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 13.7 miles22.1 km
  • Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 15.3 miles24.6 km
  • Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 16.4 miles26.4 km
  • Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.9 miles28.8 km
  • Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 18.3 miles29.5 km
  • Lynford Hall Estate 19.4 miles31.2 km
  • Snetterton Heath Estate 19.6 miles31.5 km