Westleton
Sign in to saveWestleton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is located north of Leiston and north-east of Saxmundham near the North Sea coast. The village is on the edge of the Suffolk Sandlings, an area of lowland heathland. The village lies along the B1125 road, to the east of the A12 and Darsham railway station.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Westleton
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.population
- 349
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.post_town
- Saxmundham
- UK place.postcode_area
- IP
- UK place.postcode_district
- IP17
- UK place.shire_county
- Suffolk
- UK place.shire_district
- East Suffolk
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Suffolk Coastal
- UK place.hide_services
- Yes
- UK place.static_image_name
- View of Westleton village, suffolk - geograph.org.uk - 432510.jpg
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- East Suffolk
- Population
- +349
- Image
- View of Westleton village, suffolk - geograph.org.uk - 432510.jpg
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- Jan Zweyer
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Westleton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is located north of Leiston and north-east of Saxmundham near the North Sea coast. The village is on the edge of the Suffolk Sandlings, an area of lowland heathland. The village lies along the B1125 road, to the east of the A12 and Darsham railway station.
Westleton Heath National Nature Reserve is north east of the village. The heath is crossed by a minor road from Westleton to the coastal village of Dunwich, to the east. The famous Minsmere RSPB reserve lies immediately to the east of the village.