Harleston, Norfolk
| Harleston | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 Harleston Clock Tower | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TM244831 |
| Location: | 52°23’60"N, 1°17’52"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Harleston |
| Postcode: | IP20 |
| Dialling code: | 01379 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Norfolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Norfolk |
Harleston is a small and pretty town in Norfolk, standing on the north bank of the River Waveney, which forms the boundary of Suffolk. Just to the northeast is the village of Redenhall, with which it shares a civil parish (as "Redenhall and Harleston").
Many Georgian residences line the streets of Harleston, and a bustling market takes place every Wednesday.
The whole parish covers an area of 3,393 acres, and had a population of 4,058 in 1,841 households at the 2001 census.
The village is on the A143, which follows the Waveney down to Bungay and ultimately to Great Yarmouth. A bridge crosses the Waveney at Harleston, meeting only marsh, fields and garvel pits on the Suffolk bank until the village of Weybread.
Harleston railway station and Redenhall stations previously linked the villages with Tivetshall St Margaret and Beccles on the "Waveney Valley Line". Redenhall Station closed in 1866, and Harleston in 1953.
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