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Nacton is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The parish is bounded by the neighbouring parishes of Levington to the east and Bucklesham to the north. It is located between the towns of Ipswich and Felixstowe.
Nacton abuts the River Orwell opposite the village of Pin Mill. Riverside features covered by this parish are (from east to west) Buttermans Bay, Potter's Point, Downham Reach, Mulberry Middle, and Pond Oose.
Nacton parish is the mother for the villages of Levington and Bucklesham and was sufficiently large to have a workhouse, on the remains of which a substantial house was built.Edwards, Paul Historic Asset Assessment, Former Amberfield School, Nacton, Suffolk Report prior to proposed redevelopment, March 2013 This was used by Amberfield School as its main building until it closed in 2011. The more adventurous explorer can find the old burial ground opposite the entrance to a lane leading down to the school. The site of Alnesbourne Priory is close to Nacton.Wilson J. M. (1872) 'Nacton', Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales ( available online). Retrieved 2011-04-30.
The village contains one of the few remaining active wildfowl in East Anglia.
A country house in the parish, Broke Hall, was the seat of the Broke family, including Philip Broke.
A former public house, the Anchor, appears to have been closed in controversial circumstances during the late 19th century. Nacton Anchor at The Suffolk Real Ale Guide, 8 December 2013. Accessed 21 February 2014
From 1877 to 1959, the village was served by the Orwell station.
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