Leiston Abbey
Leiston Abbey is a ruins in Leiston, Suffolk Coastal District, England. Leiston Abbey is situated nearby to the church Lady Chapel, as well as near the forest Spring Covert.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Summerhill School is situated 3,700 feet south of Leiston Abbey.
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. Long Shop Museum is situated 1 mile south of Leiston Abbey.
Church of St Margaret, Leiston
Church
Photo: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Margaret, Leiston is situated 1 mile southwest of Leiston Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Theberton and Eastbridge.
Theberton
Hamlet
Theberton is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is located 4 miles north-east of Saxmundham, and 3 miles miles north of Leiston, its post town. In 2011 the parish had a population of 279.
Eastbridge
Hamlet
Eastbridge is a village in the English county of Suffolk. It is located approximately 4 miles north of Leiston, 2 miles from the North Sea in the parish of Theberton, immediately south of the Minsmere RSPB reserve.
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 Abbey.
Leiston Abbey
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Leiston, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.22111° or 52° 13′ 16″ northLongitude
1.57794° or 1° 34′ 41″ eastOpen location code
9F436HCH+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 724645664OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lady Chapel and Spring Covert.
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