Sledway

Sledway is a channel in Bawdsey, Suffolk Coastal District, England. Sledway is situated nearby to the village Bawdsey, as well as near the hamlet Shingle Street.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bawdsey and Shingle Street.

Bawdsey

Village

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

Bawdsey is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, eastern England. It is situated on the other side of the mouth of River Deben from Felixstowe. It had an estimated population of 340 in 2007, reducing to 276 at the Census 2011. Bawdsey Manor was the location RAF Bawdsey where the United Kingdom's Air Ministry started research into the military application of radar in 1936, prior to World War II. Bawdsey is situated 3½ miles northwest of Sledway.

Shingle Street

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shingle Street is a coastal settlement on the North Sea coast of the English county of Suffolk. It is 8 miles north-east of Felixstowe and 12 miles east of Ipswich at the mouth of the River Ore and opposite the tip of Orford Ness. Shingle Street is situated 4 miles northwest of Sledway.

Felixstowe Ferry

Hamlet

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Felixstowe Ferry is a hamlet in Suffolk, England, approximately two miles northeast of Felixstowe at the mouth of the River Deben with a ferry to the Bawdsey peninsula. Felixstowe Ferry is situated 4 miles west of Sledway.

Sledway

Type: Channel
Category: body of water
Location: Bawdsey, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.98254° or 51° 58′ 57″ north

Longitude

1.48754° or 1° 29′ 15″ east

Open location code

9F33XFMQ+22

GeoNames ID

2637655

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