Sizewell
Sizewell is an English fishing hamlet in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It belongs to the civil parish of Leiston and lies on the North Sea coast just north of the larger holiday village of Thorpeness, between the coastal towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold.Photo: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Suffolk, England
- Also known as: “Sizewell, Suffolk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sizewell B power station and Sizewell Hall.
Sizewell Hall
House
Photo: Chrisryalluk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sizewell Hall houses a Christian conference centre in Sizewell on the Suffolk coast, England. The estate is owned by the Ogilvie family. Back in the 1950s it housed a progressive school for 7–13s.
Sizewell C nuclear power station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thorpeness and Aldringham.
Thorpeness
Village
Photo: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorpeness is a seaside village in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, which developed in the early 20th century into an exclusive resort. It belongs to the parish of Aldringham cum Thorpe and lies within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. Thorpeness is situated 2 miles south of Sizewell.
Aldringham
Village
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aldringham is a village in the Blything Hundred of Suffolk, England. The village is located 1 mile south of Leiston and 3 miles northwest of Aldeburgh close to the North Sea coast. Aldringham is situated 2 miles southwest of Sizewell.
Eastbridge
Hamlet
Eastbridge is a village in the English county of Suffolk. It is located approximately 4 miles north of Leiston, 2 miles from the North Sea in the parish of Theberton, immediately south of the Minsmere RSPB reserve. Eastbridge is situated 2½ miles northwest of Sizewell.
Sizewell
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Leiston, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.2079° or 52° 12′ 28″ northLongitude
1.62028° or 1° 37′ 13″ eastElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9F436J5C+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 54080002OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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