Dunwich Forest is an area of forest and lowland heath around 1 mile north-west of the village of Dunwich in the English county of Suffolk. The forest covers an area of approximately 9 square kilometres and was originally planted by the Forestry Commission.

Dunwich Heath

Heath

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Dunwich Heath is an area of coastal lowland heath just south of the village of Dunwich, in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB, England. It is adjacent to the RSPB reserve at Minsmere.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunwich and Westleton.

Dunwich

Village

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Dunwich is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. It is in the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape around 92 miles north-east of London, 9 miles south of Southwold and 7 miles north of Leiston, on the North Sea coast.

Westleton

Village

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Westleton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is located 4 miles north of Leiston and 5 miles north-east of Saxmundham near the North Sea coast. Westleton is situated 2½ miles west of Dunwich.

Walberswick

Village

Walberswick is a village and civil parish on the Suffolk coast in England. It is at the mouth of the River Blyth on the south side of the river. The town of Southwold lies to the north of the river and is the nearest town to Walberswick, around 1 mile away. Walberswick is situated 3 miles northeast of Dunwich.

Dunwich

Type: Locality
Location: Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.2784° or 52° 16′ 42″ north

Longitude

1.6295° or 1° 37′ 46″ east

Open location code

9F437JHH+8Q

GeoNames ID

7297338

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