Whepstead
Parish in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.186, 0.67 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 82 57 |
| Dialling code: | 01284 (Bury-St-Edmunds) |
Whepstead is a small, quiet village in the rolling arable countryside of West Suffolk, a few miles south‑west of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England. Its lanes, hedged fields and scattered farmsteads give it the tranquil, rural character many expect of east‑Anglian villages.
The local economy is largely agricultural, and the village has a compact historic core with a parish church and several listed cottages; nearby Whepstead Park recalls the area’s country‑house past. Community life is typically close‑knit, with residents tending to rely on nearby towns for shops and services while preserving a strong sense of local identity and occasional village events.
Postcode districts covering Whepstead
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 23 miles37.1 km
- Cambridge 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Colchester 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Braintree 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 5 miles8 km
- Haverhill 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Thetford 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Sudbury 10.8 miles17.5 km
- Stowmarket 13.7 miles22 km
- Newmarket 12 miles19.3 km
- Ely 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Saffron Walden 21.2 miles34.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Brockley Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Rede Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Hawstead Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Chedburgh Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Lawshall Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Whepstead & Wickhambrook Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Horringer Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ickworth Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Chevington Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Somerton Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Depden Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Whepstead
IP29 4TS, IP29 4TR, IP29 4SP, IP29 4SS, IP29 4UB, IP29 4ST, IP29 4TL, IP29 4TD, IP29 4UA … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 27.8 miles44.8 km
- London Southend Airport 42.5 miles68.4 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 5 miles8 km
- Thurston Railway Station 7.3 miles11.8 km
Hotels near Whepstead Ad
- Angel Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- All Saints Hotel 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Grange Hotel 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The George and Dragon Inn 7.9 miles12.7 km
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 2.3 miles3.7 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 13.1 miles21 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 13.8 miles22.1 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.2 miles29.3 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 18.9 miles30.5 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Marks Hall Estate 19.8 miles31.8 km