Westleton Village

The Village

Westleton is situated some 2 miles in from the Suffolk coast, roughly mid-way between Ipswich and Lowestoft and approximately 100 miles from London.

It is set in a landscape of Outstanding Natural Beauty and within the parish lies the internationally renowned Minsmere Reserve, owned and managed by the RSPB.

Westleton Heath National Nature Reserve and parts of Dunwich Forest also lie within the parish.
The majority of the 342 inhabitants live close to the B1125 Blythburgh to Leiston road, the remainder living in scattered cottages and farmhouses in this otherwise agricultural landscape.                                     

Photo: The Wood family

The Village Hall and St Peters Church are the focal points of village activities, whilst The Crown Inn is the main social centre.

The parish of Westleton is bounded by the parishes of Dunwich, Darsham, Middleton cum Fordley and Theberton cum Eastbridge.

The place name Westleton (or Westledestuna as it appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086) is believed to derive from the Old Norse Vestlithi (a personal name) and Old English tun i.e. Vestlithi's homestead.

Westleton Parish Council has published its Website Accessibility Statement which can be found in the left hand column of this page. Contact the Webmaster for any questions about this site.

Events

The Village hosts of plethora of events every month, details of which can be found within the monthly Yoxmere Fisherman magazine. The Village Hall is at the heart of most activities with a full listing on their Facebook page.

The Tallis Chamber Orchestra will be holding their next concert on Sunday 15th March at St Peter's Church. Start time is 3pm with tickets payable on the door at £15 per person. For further details of the programme please visit the Tallis Orchestra website.

Latest News

The latest updates from the Chair of the Parish Council, Andrew Turner.

B1125 traffic: The Parish Councils of Blythburgh, Darsham, Dunwich, Middleton, Theberton and Eastbridge, Walberswick and Westleton, and District Councillors Paul Ashton, Tom Daly, Katie Graham and Sarah Whitelock have written to Sizewell C (SZC), the County Council and the police to highlight concerns about traffic volumes and speeds on the B1125. SZC have invited the signatories to meet to discuss the concerns. A copy of the letter is available on this website under the Energy Projects page.

Sizewell C Northern Transport Forum 4 February: A detailed report on the SZC NTF is available on this website, see the Energy Projects page.

Lionlink: The consultation for the proposed Lionlink interconnector with the Netherlands ends on 10th March (see the National Grid Lionlink webpage) – if you plan to submit comments, please do so before then. The Parish Council has written a paper summarising the consultation document and has written another summarising its views on the proposed project which was drafted to allow the East Suffolk District Council to understand the Parish Council’s views. Both papers are available on this website under the Energy Projects page.

Allotments The allotments will be ready for use in March. Many thanks to all who have helped realise the allotments project, and in particular to David Watson.

Parish Council meeting minutes are available on this website and the notice board by the village shop. The next Parish Council surgeries will be 10.30-11.30 in the Village Hall Foyer on Monday 27th April.