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Also known as Gisleham, Suffolk

Gisleham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is on the edge of Lowestoft, around south-west of the town centre. The parish is in the East Suffolk district, situated between Carlton Colville and Kessingland.

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Place details

Locality
East Suffolk
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name
Gisleham
UK place.country
England
UK place.region
East of England
UK place.static_image_name
Gisleham-g2.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Holy Trinity, Gisleham
UK place.area_total_km2
6
UK place.population
778
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.os_grid_reference
TM514885
UK place.post_town
LOWESTOFT
UK place.postcode_area
NR
UK place.postcode_district
NR33
UK place.dial_code
01502
UK place.constituency_westminster
Lowestoft
UK place.civil_parish
Gisleham
UK place.shire_district
East Suffolk
UK place.shire_county
Suffolk
UK place.hide_services
yes

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Culture and community
  • Holy Trinity church
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Gisleham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is on the edge of Lowestoft, around south-west of the town centre. The parish is in the East Suffolk district, situated between Carlton Colville and Kessingland.

The parish had a population of 778 at the 2011 United Kingdom census. The main A12 road cuts through the eastern portion of the parish close to the North Sea coast. The coastal section of the parish to the east of the main road has developed as a series of holiday parks, including a large Pontins park. The parish extends south as far as the Hundred River where it borders Henstead with Hulver Street and Rushmere parishes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gisleham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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