Reydon | |
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Location within Suffolk | |
Population | 2,582 (2011) |
OS grid reference | TM499774 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SOUTHWOLD |
Postcode district | IP18 |
Dialling code | 01502 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Reydon is a village and civil parish, 1.0 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Southwold and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-east of Wangford, in the East Suffolk district and the ceremonial county of Suffolk, England. Its population of 2,567 in 2001 including Easton Bavents[1] eased up to 2,582 at the 2011 Census,[2] and was estimated at 2,772 in 2018.[3] The name probably means Rye Hill, Rey meaning rye and -don being an old word for hill or rise).[4] The village is close to the cliffs at Easton Bavents, a village now much eroded. Both were established before neighbouring Southwold. The parish church is St Margaret of Antioch.[5] The parish of Easton Bavents was merged with Reydon in 1987, when part of Southwold was also transferred.[6]