Westley
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.247, 0.669 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TL 82 64 |
| Dialling code: | 01284 (Bury-St-Edmunds) |
Westley is a very small, predominantly rural parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, lying close to the market town of Bury St Edmunds. The area is typical East Anglian arable countryside, with scattered farms and a low resident population rather than a compact village centre.
Historically the parish has an agricultural character with farmhouses and field patterns that hint at medieval origins, and local life tends to revolve around nearby towns for shops and services. It’s often quiet and unassuming, though it features occasional listed buildings and comes up in local planning and conservation discussions because of its landscape and proximity to expanding settlements.
Postcode districts covering Westley
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Haverhill 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Thetford 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Sudbury 14.9 miles24 km
- Stowmarket 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Newmarket 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Ely 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Saffron Walden 23.6 miles38.1 km
- Mildenhall 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Halstead 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Diss 20.7 miles33.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Minden Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Westgate Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- St. Olaves Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Horringer Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Ickworth Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Tollgate Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Saxhams Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Risby Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Abbeygate Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Fornham All Saints Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Eastgate Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Southgate Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Westley
IP33 3TJ, IP33 3TR, IP33 3WB, IP33 3WD, IP33 3FP, IP33 3TN, IP33 3RB, IP33 3SL, IP33 3YD … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 31 miles49.9 km
- Norwich International Airport 39.3 miles63.3 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Thurston Railway Station 5.9 miles9.5 km
Hotels near Westley Ad
- All Saints Hotel 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Angel Hotel 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 2 miles3.3 km
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 7.2 miles11.7 km
- The Grange Hotel 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Worlington Hall 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 2.2 miles3.6 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.6 miles26.6 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 17 miles27.4 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 19 miles30.5 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 19.8 miles31.8 km