Iken

Iken is a small village and civil parish in the sandlands of the county of , an area formerly of heathland and sheep pasture. It is near the estuary of the on the coast and is located south east of and due north of .
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  • Type: Village with 91 residents
  • Description: village in Suffolk, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Iken, Suffolk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Captain’s Wood and Church of St Botolph.

Nature reserve
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Captain's Wood is a 62 hectare nature reserve in in . It is owned and managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. This site has woodland, rough grassland and scrub.

Church
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Pub
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is a pub, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Iken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orford and Aldeburgh.

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village on the coast. It has a fine mediaeval castle, built to dominate the River Ore, and a Grade I listed parish church, St Bartholomew's.

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is a coastal town in east , . It has a long pebble beach, fresh seafood, several curious landmarks and an interesting history of survival against being swept away by the North Sea.

Village
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is a small village in the county of , on the close to . At the 2011 census the population was 611. In Anglo-Saxon England, was the site of an Anglo-Saxon ship burial. is situated 2 miles northwest of Iken.

Iken

Latitude
52.1414° or 52° 8′ 29″ north
Longitude
1.5227° or 1° 31′ 22″ east
Population
91
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9F434GRF+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 287830884
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7297768
Wiki­data ID
Q2561712
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Iken” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Iken”
  • Chinese: “Iken”
  • Dutch: “Iken”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اكين”
  • French: “Iken”
  • German: “Iken”
  • Irish: “Iken”
  • Ladin: “Iken”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Iken”
  • Persian: “ایکن”
  • Polish: “Iken”
  • Spanish: “Iken”
  • Swedish: “Iken”
  • Turkish: “Iken”
  • Uzbek: “Iken”
  • “Iken”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oak Covert and Sudbourne Great Wood.

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