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Leiston

Leiston ( ) is a town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is close to Saxmundham and Aldeburgh, north-east of Ipswich and north-east of London. The town had a population of 5,508 at the 2011 Census.

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UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Leiston
UK place.population: 5,508
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census)
UK place.civil_parish: Leiston
UK place.shire_district: East Suffolk
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.shire_county: Suffolk
UK place.constituency_westminster: Suffolk Coastal
UK place.post_town: LEISTON
UK place.postcode_district: IP16
UK place.postcode_area: IP
UK place.dial_code: 01728
UK place.os_grid_reference: TM445623
UK place.static_image_name: Leiston St Margaret’s church - geograph.org.uk - 2102474.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: St Margaret’s Church
UK place.type: Town

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Leiston Communist Party
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==History== The name Leiston derives from either the Old English legstūn meaning 'settlement near a beacon fire' or from the Old Norse personal name Leif and tūn meaning 'Leif's settlement'.