Leiston
Leiston is a town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is close to Saxmundham and Aldeburgh, 21 miles north-east of Ipswich and 90 miles north-east of London. The town had a population of 5,508 at the 2011 Census.Places of Interest
Highlights include Summerhill School and Long Shop Museum.
Summerhill School
School
Photo: Axel Kühn, Public domain.
Summerhill School is an independent day and boarding school in Leiston, Suffolk, England. It was founded in 1921 by Alexander Sutherland Neill with the belief that the school should be made to fit the child, rather than the other way around.
Long Shop Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Long Shop Museum is an industrial heritage museum in the town of Leiston in the English county of Suffolk. The museum features the history of Richard Garrett & Sons who manufactured a wide range of industrial and agricultural machinery, steam engines, and electric vehicles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saxmundham and Knodishall.
Saxmundham
Photo: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saxmundham is in East Anglia. It's a charming working market town catering more for local residents than the tourism industry, but is a good base for exploring the Suffolk coast and inland rural towns and villages.
Knodishall
Village
Photo: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knodishall, a village in Suffolk, England, lies 3.5 miles south-east of Saxmundham, 1 mile south-west of Leiston, and 3 miles from the coast, in the Blything Hundred. Knodishall is situated 2 miles southwest of Leiston.
Leiston
- Type: Locality
- Location: Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.2202° or 52° 13′ 13″ northLongitude
1.5897° or 1° 35′ 23″ eastElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
9F436HCQ+3VGeoNames ID
7297332
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