Thwaite

Thwaite is a rural village in Suffolk, England. Thwaite is based on and around the A140 road, midway between Suffolk's county town of Ipswich and the city of Norwich, in Norfolk.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mid-Suffolk Light Railway and St Mary’s Church, Mendlesham.

Mid-Suffolk Light Railway

Museum

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The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway was a standard gauge railway intended to open up an agricultural area of central Suffolk; it took advantage of the reduced construction cost enabled by the Light Railways Act 1896.

St Mary’s Church, Mendlesham

Church

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The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Mendlesham, Suffolk. The church is a grade I listed building.

Church of St Andrew

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mendlesham and Thorndon.

Mendlesham

Village

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Mendlesham is a village in Suffolk with 1,569 inhabitants as of 2024. It lies 5 miles north east of Stowmarket and 73.135 miles from London. The place-name 'Mendlesham' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Melnesham and Mundlesham.

Thorndon

Village

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Thorndon is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. The village is located around three miles south of Eye, close to the A140.

Stoke Ash

Hamlet

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Stoke Ash is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around six miles south of Diss, the village had a population of 314 in 2011.

Thwaite

Type: Locality
Location: Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.2685° or 52° 16′ 7″ north

Longitude

1.0943° or 1° 5′ 39″ east

Elevation

171 feet (52 metres)

Open location code

9F43739V+9P

GeoNames ID

7297308

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