Area Info for Ampton (Suffolk)

Introduction to Ampton

Ampton is a small rural village located in Suffolk, United Kingdom. It is known for its picturesque countryside and historical significance within the region.

Geographical Location

The village is situated in the East of England, within the county of Suffolk. It lies near the town of Bury St Edmunds and is part of the West Suffolk district. The area is characterised by its open fields, farmland, and traditional English countryside scenery.

Historical Background

Ampton has a rich history dating back several centuries. It is associated with the historic Ampton Hall, a notable country house that has been a prominent feature of the village. The hall and its estate have historically been linked to local landowning families and have played a role in the area's development over the years.

Local Features and Landmarks

The village is primarily residential and rural, with few commercial establishments. Key landmarks include Ampton Hall and the surrounding farmland. The village maintains a traditional English rural character, with historic buildings and scenic views.

Community and Amenities

Ampton is a small community with a limited number of amenities. Residents often rely on nearby towns for services such as shopping, education, and healthcare. The village is popular among those seeking a peaceful rural lifestyle.

Transport and Accessibility

The village is accessible by local roads, with the nearest major transport links being in Bury St Edmunds. Public transport options are limited, making private vehicles the primary means of travel for residents and visitors.

Summary

Overall, Ampton is a quintessential English village offering a tranquil rural environment steeped in history. Its scenic landscape and historic landmarks make it a notable location within Suffolk.
Education
School
Culford School2.14 miles
Culford, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6TX
Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy2.85 miles
School Road, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2RJ
Tollgate Primary School3.50 miles
Tollgate Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6DG
Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.56 miles
Malting Row, Honington, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 1RE
Albany3.62 miles
Beard Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6SA
Howard Community Primary School3.62 miles
Beard Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6SA
St Benedict's Catholic School3.67 miles
Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6RH
Bury St Edmunds County Upper School3.77 miles
Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6RF
King Edward VI Church of England Voluntary Controlled Upper School4.09 miles
Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3BH
Priory School4.09 miles
Mount Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7BH
Abbots Green Community Primary School4.14 miles
Airfield Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7PJ
First Base4.14 miles
Airfield Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7PJ
St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School4.18 miles
Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3BJ
Moreton Hall School4.20 miles
Mount Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7BJ
Ixworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.31 miles
Crown Lane, Ixworth, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2EL
Sybil Andrews Academy4.41 miles
Vinefields, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1YB
Health
Clinic
AHP Suffolk (Ixworth)4.03 miles
Ixworth Surgery, Peddars close, Ixworth, Suffolk, IP31 2HD
Geecol Wellness Ltd Hq4.04 miles
6 Maulkin Close, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7GG
Disability Resource Centre4.15 miles
Unit 6, Northgate Business Park, 110 Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1HP
Blomfield House4.30 miles
Looms Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1HE
AHP Suffolk (Bury St Edmunds)4.59 miles
The Self Centre, Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AR
Disability Resource Centre (Suffolk)4.61 miles
Papworth House, 4 Bunting Road, Moreton Hall Estate, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7BX
Child Health Centre (Suffolk)4.75 miles
Hospital Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3ND
Child Development Centre4.75 miles
Hospital Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3ND
AHP Suffolk (Back & Neck Service)5.34 miles
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Stanton Health Centre6.33 miles
12 The Chase, Stanton, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2XA
School Lane Surgery7.29 miles
School Lane, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2AG
Specsavers Hearcare - Norfolk - Thetford7.36 miles
20 Riverside Walk, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2BG
Thetford Community Healthy Living Centre7.86 miles
Croxton Road, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1JD
Marie Stopes International Thetford Early Medical Unit7.86 miles
Croxton Road, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1JD
AHP Suffolk (Thetford)7.86 miles
Thetford Healthy Living Centre, Croxton Road, Thetford, Suffolk, IP24 1JD
AHP Suffolk (Woolpit)8.81 miles
Woolpit Health Centre, Heath Road, Woolpit, Suffolk, IP30 9QU
GP
Ixworth Surgery4.03 miles
Peddars Close, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2HD
The Swan Surgery4.15 miles
Northgate Business Park, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1AE
Mount Farm Surgery4.29 miles
Lawson Place, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7EW
The Guildhall and Barrow Surgery4.36 miles
Lower Baxter Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1ET
Angel Hill Surgery4.44 miles
1 Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1LU
DR P Dean and Partners - Victoria Surgery4.44 miles
Victoria Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3BB
Stanton Health Centre6.33 miles
12 The Chase, Stanton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2XA
Dr A Hassan & Partners Stanton6.33 miles
10 The Chase, Stanton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2XA
Dr Hadley-Brown & Partners7.29 miles
School Lane, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2AG
School Lane PMS Practice7.29 miles
School Lane, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2AG
Grove Surgery7.51 miles
Grove Lane, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2HY
Dr Hadley-Brown & Partners7.86 miles
Thetford Healthy Living Centre, Croxton Road, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1JD
The Guildhall and Barrow Surgery Branch7.92 miles
Barrow Hill, Barrow, Suffolk, IP29 5DX
Woolpit Health Centre8.91 miles
Heath Road, Woolpit, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9QU
Dr A Hassan & Partners Hopton9.39 miles
Avicenna, High Street, Hopton, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 2QX
Dr Hutton & Hopkinson9.84 miles
10-10a Market Place, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 7EF
Hospital
BMI St Edmunds Hospital4.69 miles
St. Marys Square, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2AA
West Suffolk Hospital5.34 miles
Hardwick Lane, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Wedgwood House5.34 miles
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwicke Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Newmarket Hospital14.73 miles
Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7JG
Beech House Hospital14.75 miles
Fordham Road,, CB8 7LF
Walnut Tree Hospital18.48 miles
Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1BE
St Leonards Hospital18.52 miles
Newton Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2RQ
Princess Of Wales Hospital20.79 miles
Lynn Road, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN
Swaffham Community Hospital23.83 miles
Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HL
Fulbourn Hospital24.66 miles
Fulbourn Hospital, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EF
Halstead Hospital25.15 miles
78 Hedingham Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2DL
Brookfields Hospital25.89 miles
351 Mill Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3DF
The Ipswich Hospital25.92 miles
Heath Road, ..., Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5PD
Woodlands25.92 miles
Heath Road, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, IP4 5PD
Union House26.09 miles
Union House, 37 Union Lane, Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1PX
St Clements Hospital26.23 miles
Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8LS
Pharmacy
Day Lewis Plc3.76 miles
7 St Olaves Precinct, Bury St Edmunds,, IP32 6SP
Tesco Instore Pharmacy3.76 miles
St Saviours Interchange, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7JS
Ixworth Pharmacy4.03 miles
Ixworth Surgery, Peddars Close, Ixworth, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2HD
Swan Pharmacy4.15 miles
Swan Surgery, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1AE
Croasdales Chemist,mountpharm4.29 miles
Mount Farm Surgery, Lawson Place, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7EW
Superdrug Stores Plc4.32 miles
Superdrug Pharmacy, 37-39 Cornhill, Bury-St-Edmunds, IP33 1DX
Asda Stores Ltd4.33 miles
Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3SP
Boots4.38 miles
Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1BX
Abbey Pharmacy4.40 miles
22 Abbeygate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1UN
Croasdale and Sons4.43 miles
The Cornhill, Bury-St-Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1BE
Lloydspharmacy4.44 miles
17 Victoria Street, Bury-St-Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3BB
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd4.70 miles
Bedingfield Way, Bury St Edmunds,, IP32 7EJ
Thurston Pharmacy5.02 miles
Unit 24, Thurston Granary, Station Hill, Thurston, Suffolk, IP31 3QU
Sainsburys Pharmacy6.80 miles
London Road, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 3QL
Tanner Street Chemist7.33 miles
1 Tanner Court, Tanner Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2BQ
Boots7.38 miles
29-31 King Street, Thetford, IP24 2AN
Leisure
Park
CULFORD PARK (Grade II Listed)2.27 miles
MORETON HALL COMMUNITY WOODS4.05 miles
WEST STOW4.20 miles
ABBEY GARDENS AND PRECINCTS (Grade II Listed)4.43 miles
EUSTON PARK (Grade II* Listed)5.07 miles
THETFORD HEATH5.61 miles
NOWTON PARK5.90 miles
BARNHAM CROSS COMMON6.29 miles
CAVENHAM6.61 miles
CAVENHAM HEATH6.91 miles
ICKWORTH HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)7.04 miles
KNETTISHALL HEATH7.90 miles
SHADWELL PARK (Grade II Listed)8.15 miles
MARKET WESTON8.41 miles
BARTON MILLS9.14 miles
BRADFIELD WOODS9.42 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Bury St Edmunds3.21 miles
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6EN
Lake Avenue Post Office3.32 miles
4-5 Lake Avenue, Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6HZ
SPAR Bury St Edmunds3.76 miles
1, St Olaves Parade, IP32 6SP
Tesco Bury St Edmunds (Superstore)3.77 miles
St Saviours Interchange, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7JS
Farmfoods Bury St. Edmunds3.81 miles
The Bartons Retail Park, Barton Road, IP32 7BE
ASDA Bury St Edmunds4.27 miles
Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3SP
Tesco Bury St Edmunds (Express)4.31 miles
Lawson Place, Moreton Hall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7EW
Tesco Bury St Edmunds (Express)4.33 miles
24-26 Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1DY
M&S Bury St Edmunds4.34 miles
23 Buttermarket, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1DT
Co-op Bury St Edmunds4.37 miles
Risbygate, IP33 3RJ
Londis Texaco Bury St Edmunds Service Station4.41 miles
Newmarket Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3HA
Iceland Bury Saint4.42 miles
5/6 Cornhill, Bury St, Edmunds, IP33 1BE
Waitrose Bury St Edmunds4.52 miles
Robert Boby Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3DH
ALDI Newmarket Rd, Dettingen Way4.56 miles
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3TU
Sainsbury's Bury St Edmunds4.70 miles
Bedingfeld Way, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7EJ
Londis Post Office Stores4.87 miles
33-35 Barton Road, Thurston, IP31 3PA
Transport
Airport
Cambridge City Airport24.72 miles
Norwich International Airport33.88 miles
London Stansted Airport35.16 miles
London Southend Airport51.11 miles
Bus Stop
Park Gates (N)0.05 miles
Park Gates (S)0.05 miles
Wood (S)0.24 miles
Wood (N)0.25 miles
The Cadogan (S)0.73 miles
Orchard House (W)0.74 miles
The Cadogan (N)0.74 miles
Orchard House (E)0.75 miles
Shelter (W)0.82 miles
Shelter (E)0.87 miles
Green (NE)1.26 miles
Green (SW)1.26 miles
Memorial Shelter (N)1.29 miles
Memorial Shelter (S)1.30 miles
Timworth Farm (N)1.43 miles
Timworth Farm (S)1.43 miles
Ferry Port
Harwich International Ferry Terminal33.15 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing33.31 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing33.31 miles
Harwich Harbour Ferry Landing34.04 miles
King's Lynn Ferry Landing34.16 miles
West Lynn Ferry Landing34.28 miles
Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing35.40 miles
Felixstowe for Harwich Ferry Landing35.46 miles
Bawdsey Ferry Landing35.48 miles
Brightlingsea Ferry Landing36.77 miles
Point Clear Ferry Landing36.90 miles
Walberswick Ferry Landing39.36 miles
Southwold Ferry Landing39.37 miles
Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing47.31 miles
Wallasea Island Ferry Landing47.34 miles
Railway Station
Bury St Edmunds Rail Station3.81 miles
Thurston Rail Station5.01 miles
Thetford Rail Station7.74 miles
Elmswell Rail Station8.87 miles
Kennett Rail Station10.58 miles
Brandon Rail Station11.18 miles
Harling Road Rail Station12.48 miles
Lakenheath Rail Station12.87 miles
Stowmarket Rail Station13.81 miles
Newmarket Rail Station14.74 miles
Eccles Road Rail Station15.01 miles
Shippea Hill Rail Station16.05 miles
Diss Rail Station17.00 miles
Needham Market Rail Station17.23 miles
Dullingham Rail Station17.24 miles
Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station18.72 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (IP31 1N*)
Number of Properties in Catchment366
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
2, CALTHORPE COTTAGES
AMPTON
BURY ST EDMUNDS
SUFFOLK
IP31 1NX
£200,000
2020-01-13
semidetached
freehold
1, CALTHORPE COTTAGES
AMPTON
BURY ST EDMUNDS
SUFFOLK
IP31 1NX
£152,500
2005-09-07
semidetached
freehold
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