Harkstead

Harkstead is a village and civil parish in the county of Suffolk, England. The village is located on the northern bank of the River Stour estuary at Holbrook Bay, and is situated on the Shotley peninsula, around 7 miles south of Ipswich.

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Type: Village with 314 residents
Description: village in Suffolk, England, UK
Also known as: “Harkstead, Suffolk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Mary and Wrabness railway station.

Church of St Mary

Church

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Wrabness railway station

Railway station

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Wrabness railway station is on the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the village of Wrabness, Essex. Wrabness railway station is situated 2 miles south of Harkstead.

Royal Hospital School

School

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The Royal Hospital School is a British co-educational fee-charging international boarding and day school with naval traditions. The school admits pupils aged 11 to 18 through Common Entrance or its own examination.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lower Holbrook and Shop Corner.

Lower Holbrook

Hamlet

Holbrook is a village situated close to the northern shore of the estuary of the River Stour, in Suffolk, England. It is located on the Shotley Peninsula in Babergh district, around 5 miles south of the centre of Ipswich.

Shop Corner

Hamlet

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Erwarton or Arwarton is a small village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Shop Corner. Located on the Shotley peninsula around 9 miles south of Ipswich, in 2005 it had a population of 110, increasing to 126 at the 2011 Census.