Stowmarket, Market town in Mid Suffolk, England
Stowmarket sits at the confluence of River Gipping and River Rat, forming a central transport hub between Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich.
A devastating explosion at the local gun cotton factory in 1871 resulted in twenty-eight deaths and seventy-five injuries in the town.
The Food Museum spans 70 acres near the town center, presenting agricultural traditions and food production methods through exhibits and demonstrations.
The railway station connects to the Great Eastern Main Line with regular services to London, Norwich, and regional destinations through Greater Anglia.
Amateur astronomer J.P.M. Prentice discovered the nova DQ Herculis from his observation point in Stowmarket during December 1934.
Location: Mid Suffolk
Website: http://stowmarket.org
GPS coordinates: 52.19000,1.00000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:57
Food Museum
735 m
The Stowmarket Guncotton Explosion
1 km
Church of St Peter and St Mary
310 m
Eastbridge Windpump
1 km
Stow Lodge
1.8 km
Comb's Wood
2 km
Holy Trinity Church
2.4 km
Church of St Mary
2 km
The Pickerel Inn, Stowmarket
115 m
14 and 15, Church Walk
266 m
16 and 17, Church Walk
263 m
7, Church Walk
284 m
18-26, Church Walk
258 m
John Peel Centre for Creative Arts
327 m
The Magpie, Stowmarket
1.1 km
13, Bury Street
363 m
Church of St Peter and St Mary Monument 6 Metres South East of Chancel
297 m
Church of St Peter and St Mary Monument 20 Metres South East of Chancel
284 m
The Queen's Head, Stowmarket
328 m
The Crown, Stowupland
2.1 km
Royal Oak Public House
389 m
Old Fox Hotel, Stowmarket
383 m
12, Crowe Street
472 m
Stowmarket War Memorial Gates
769 m
102 And 104, Bury Street
387 m
The Pot of Flowers, Stowmarket
373 m
Bury Lodge
511 m
18 And 20, Crowe Street
495 mReviews
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