Westleton
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Westleton Heath National Nature Reserve is Script error: No such module "convert". north east of the village. The heath is crossed by a minor road from Westleton to the coastal village of Dunwich, Script error: No such module "convert". to the east. The famous Minsmere RSPB reserve lies immediately to the east of the village.
The fourteenth-century village church of St Peter in Westleton was built by monks from Sibton Abbey near Saxmundham. The church has twice seen the collapse of its tower: in 1776 under the strain of hurricane winds; and during World War II, when the smaller wooden replacement had to be demolished following bomb damage.[1][2] It is a grade II* listed building.[3]
Westleton retains some other basic services, helped by its proximity to the coast and Minsmere. These include a post office, two bookshops, a garage and two pubs, the White Horse and The Crown. The latter is a historic coaching inn dating from the 12th century.[4]
Westleton Primitive Methodist chapel was opened in 1868 and closed in 1968.[5] Now used as a bookshop, Chapel Books, it has been depicted in print in Julie Myerson's 2003 novel, Something Might Happen, as the location for a seduction scene.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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- ↑ Welcome to Westleton Parish Council's website, Westleton Parish Council. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
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