Akenham
Akenham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in the East of England.
Akenham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in the East of England. Located on the north-western edge of Ipswich, in 2005 it had an estimated population of 60. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Whitton.
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Worth seeing in and around Akenham
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Christchurch Park
Christchurch Park is a historical area of rolling lawns, wooded areas, and delicately created arboreta close to the town centre in Ipswich, Suffolk. The park hosts various facilities such as a children's play area, tennis courts, table tennis, bowling greens and outdoor gym equipment.
3.9 km · public park in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Ipswich Museum
Ipswich Museum is a registered museum of culture, history and natural heritage, located in a Grade II* listed building on High Street in Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk. It was historically the leading regional museum in Suffolk, housing collections drawn from both the former counties of East Suffolk and West Suffolk, which were amalgamated in 1974.
4 km · Museum in Ipswich, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Broomhill Park
Broomhill Park is a semi-natural woodland park between Sherrington Road and Valley Road in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. In older times it was called Broom Hill.
2.9 km · woodland park in Ipswich, Suffolk, England · Wikipedia - 04Church of St Peter
St Peter's Church is located in the village of Henley near Ipswich. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Gipping Valley deanery, part of the archdeaconry of Ipswich, and the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
3 km · church in Henley, Suffolk, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Town Library of Ipswich
The Town Library of Ipswich is a collection of 871 titles organised in 944 volumes published between 1474 and 1760. In addition there are 10 manuscripts.
3.6 km · municipal library founded in Ipswich in 1599/1612 · Wikipedia - 06The Dales Open Space
The Dales Open Space is a 5.9-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Ipswich in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Ipswich Borough Council.
2.6 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 07Priory of the Holy Trinity
The Priory of the Holy Trinity was a priory in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. A church of that dedication was named in the Domesday Book, although the building date of the priory was 1177.
3.9 km · monastery in Ipswich, Suffolk, England · Wikipedia - 08St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church is a historic Anglican church in the village of Akenham, Suffolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust.
300 m · church in Akenham, Suffolk, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09St Mary and St Peter's Church
St Mary and St Peter's Church is an active Anglican parish church in the village of Barham near Ipswich. It contains a Henry Moore statue of Madonna and the Child originally held at St Peter, Claydon.
2.5 km · church in Barham, Suffolk, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Church of St Mary
St Mary's Church is located in the village of Great Blakenham near Ipswich. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bosmere, part of the archdeaconry of Ipswich, and the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
3.6 km · church in Great Blakenham, Suffolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Akenham
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 66 km · London Luton (LTN), 106 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 130 km
- Stations
- Westerfield railway station, 2.8 km · Claydon railway station (Suffolk), 2.8 km · Bramford railway station, 2.7 km
- London, Essex → Akenham109 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · £11–15
- London → Akenham109 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · £11–15
- Luton, Luton → Akenham109 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · £13–18
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Akenham
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Akenham. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inRural bus and minibus services run to surrounding villages, although some are very infrequent.
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Next door to Akenham
- Westerfieldvillage in Suffolk, England, UK3.1 km
- Great Blakenhamvillage in Suffolk, England, UK3.4 km
- Henleyvillage in Suffolk, England3 km
- Claydonvillage and civil parish in Suffolk, United Kingdom2.1 km
- Bramfordvillage and civil parish in Suffolk, UK3.2 km
- Little Blakenhamvillage in Suffolk, England, UK3.7 km