Blaxhall

Blaxhall

Blaxhall Village Hall
Blaxhall
 Blaxhall shown within Suffolk
Population 194 (2011)
DistrictSuffolk Coastal
Shire countySuffolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Woodbridge
Postcode district IP12 2
EU Parliament East of England
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°09′40″N 1°27′36″E / 52.161°N 1.460°E / 52.161; 1.460

Blaxhall is a village and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of the English county of Suffolk. Located around 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Leiston and Aldeburgh, in 2007 its population was estimated to be 220, measured at 194 in the 2011 Census.[1]

The parish council owns Blaxhall Common, a Site of Special Scientific Interest located on the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to the south-east of the village.[2] The area is one of the few remaining areas of lowland dry heathland in the Suffolk Sandlings and is managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust as a nature reserve.[2][3]

The Blaxhall Stone is a large stone located at Stone Farm which, according to local legend, has been constantly increasing in size since it was dug up in the 19th century.[4]

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 Blaxhall Common, Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  3. Blaxhall Heath, SSSI citation, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  4. "The Blaxhall Stone, Suffolk, England, stone, TM351565: M E g A L i T h i A - Megaliths, Stone Circles, Standing Stones". Megalithia. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

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