Weston, Suffolk

Weston
Church of St Peter, Weston
Weston is located in Suffolk
Weston
Weston
Location within Suffolk
Area6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) [1]
Population230 (2005 est.)[2]
• Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM428871
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBeccles
Postcode districtNR34
Dialling code01502
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°25′30″N 1°34′26″E / 52.425°N 1.574°E / 52.425; 1.574
Weston Village Sign

Weston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is around 2 miles (3 km) south of Beccles in the East Suffolk district. The parish lies either side of the A145 road and is crossed by the Ipswich to Lowestoft railway line.[3] Neighbouring parishes include Ellough, Ringsfield, Willingham St Mary and Shadingfield. The village is largely dispersed with a population of around 230.[a][2]

The village has few services and a joint parish council covers both Ringsfield and Weston.[5] The village once had a school, on King's Lane, and a public house, the Duke of Marlborough on the main A145.[3][6] Both are now closed and the major centre of population in the parish is to the west where it borders Ringsfield Corner.[7]

The parish church is medieval in origin and dedicated to St Peter.[8] It has a primarily Norman core and is a Grade I listed building.[8][9] The parish was combined with that of All Saints Church, Ellough in the 1970s.[7]

  1. ^ Village profile: Weston, East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  2. ^ a b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk, Suffolk County Council, 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2009-04-19. (Archived, 2008-12-19.)
  3. ^ a b Ringsfield and Weston, Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  4. ^ Ellough, East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  5. ^ Ringsfield and Weston Parish Council. Retrieved 2009-04-20
  6. ^ Weston, Duke of Marlborough, Suffolk Pubs, CAMRA. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  7. ^ a b Weston, Hundred River Benefice. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  8. ^ a b Church of St Peter, Weston British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  9. ^ Knott S (2021) St Peter, Weston, Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-04.


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