The Obelisk
You reach The Obelisk, a historic site, by heading 1.5 km east of Chevington. Look also at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, 6.5 km away, first of 19 more within 15 km.
Historic site near Chevington
Just outside Chevington
The Obelisk is 1.5 km east of Chevington. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Chevington
Warm weather in Chevington runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.
The Obelisk
Historic site.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- 1.5 km east of Chevington
Around The Obelisk, mapped
The places near The Obelisk are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to The Obelisk
The 5 towns are led in size by Bury St Edmunds, with 41,279 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Chevington
Chedburgh
Horringer
Bury St Edmunds
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where The Obelisk is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevington | 1.5 km west of it | 301 | 3 |
| Chedburgh | 2.1 km southwest of it | 691 | 3 |
| Horringer | 2.4 km northeast of it | 763 | 11 |
| Bury St Edmunds | 4.2 km northeast of it | 41,279 | 12 |
| Barrow | 4.8 km northwest of it | 1,961 | 3 |
What else is near The Obelisk
19 more lie within 15 km, 3 historic houses, 2 museums and a cathedral among them.
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral6.5 km away2
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House1.7 km away3
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey6.7 km away4
Historic house · National TrustMelford Hall15 km away5
Historic houseKentwell Hall13 km away6
MuseumWest Stow Anglo Saxon Village11 km away7AttractionAttraction · National TrustThe Ice House2.9 km away8
MuseumThe Ancient House Museum15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Obelisk, answered
Where is The Obelisk?
The Obelisk is 1.5 km east of Chevington, Suffolk.
What is The Obelisk?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit The Obelisk?
June to September are the warmest months in Chevington, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Obelisk?
Within 15 km: St Edmundsbury Cathedral (6.5 km), Ickworth House (1.7 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (6.7 km) and Melford Hall (15 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melford Hall: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kentwell Hall: Achilver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- West Stow Anglo Saxon Village: https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/6337 Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Ancient House Museum: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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