Hacheston

Church of All Saints

Hacheston is a village and a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk. The population of the Civil Parish at the 2011 Census was 345.[1]

It is located on the B1116 road between the towns of Wickham Market and Framlingham. Hacheston has a church and a village hall; it once had a railway station called Hacheston Halt railway station, but that was closed on 3 Nov 1952. In late July an annual outdoor music festival called Hachfest showcases local talent.

Glevering Hall is a historic house and estate within the parish which was built in 1794 by Chaloner Arcedeckne, MP. Glevering Hall became a Grade II* listed building on 25 October 1951. [2]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Bruisyard with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,977.[3]

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. "Name: GLEVERING HALL List entry Number: 1283334". English Heritage. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 September 2015.

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Coordinates: 52°10′58″N 1°22′31″E / 52.1827°N 1.3753°E / 52.1827; 1.3753


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