Leiston

Leiston is a town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of , England. It is close to and , 21 miles north-east of and 90 miles north-east of London. The town had a population of 5,508 at the 2011 Census.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Summerhill School and Long Shop Museum.

School
Photo: Axel Kühn, Public domain.
is an independent day and boarding school in , , 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.

Museum
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an industrial heritage museum in the town of in the English county of . The museum features the history of Richard Garrett & Sons who manufactured a wide range of industrial and agricultural machinery, steam engines, and electric vehicles.

Library
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saxmundham and Knodishall.

Photo: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 coast and inland rural towns and villages.

Village
Photo: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, a village in , England, lies 3.5 miles south-east of , 1 mile south-west of , and 3 miles from the coast, in the Blything Hundred. is situated 2 miles southwest of Leiston.

Leiston

Latitude
52.2202° or 52° 13′ 13″ north
Longitude
1.5897° or 1° 35′ 23″ east
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
9F436HCQ+3V
Geo­Names ID
7297332
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