Tostock is a small village about 8 miles from Bury St Edmunds and about 7 miles west of Stowmarket, where the Norwich to Liverpool Street fast train can be boarded. The village has easy access to the A14 thereby commuting to Ipswich and Cambridge is possible. Tostock is a very traditional Suffolk village, with a good example of a fourteen century church. At the last census (2001) the population of the village was around 414 with 172 houses. Some development has occured in the last 10 years but the village is slow growing and still benefits from its status as a Conservation Area making unsightly development controlled.
The layout of the village is primarily around the two greens. The Green forms the centre of the village, while The Leys is found to the south within which is the Village Pond.
The Leys is a Wild Life Suffolk Conservation site for wild animals and fauna and is maintained by the Parish Council and voluteers.
Many of the houses have character and date back to the 18th century. The chapel house was the Methodist chapel which closed in 1982. There are many fine and unabtrusive buildings which make Tostock such a lovely, little village.
The post office and village shop closed in 1997, the nearest shops are at Norton,
Elmswell and Woolpit. Primary schools are located in Woolpit and Norton, Beyton Middle school serves the village and youngsters can go onto either Thurston Community College or Stowupland Secondary School.
The centre of the village social life revolves around
The Village Hall, St Andrew’s Church and the village pub, The Gardner’s Arms. There are numerous clubs and meetings within the village which can be accessed through the various pages of this website. It is a vibrant, active and happy place to live with interests for all.
The Leys is a Wild Life Suffolk Conservation site for wild animals and fauna and is maintained by the Parish Council and voluteers.
The post office and village shop closed in 1997, the nearest shops are at Norton,
Elmswell and Woolpit. Primary schools are located in Woolpit and Norton, Beyton Middle school serves the village and youngsters can go onto either Thurston Community College or Stowupland Secondary School.
The centre of the village social life revolves around The Village Hall, St Andrew’s Church and the village pub, The Gardner’s Arms. There are numerous clubs and meetings within the village which can be accessed through the various pages of this website. It is a vibrant, active and happy place to live with interests for all.
