Beccles
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Beccles ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The town is located along the A145 and A12 roads, situated south-east of Norwich and north-northeast of Ipswich. Nearby towns include Lowestoft to the east and Great Yarmouth to the north-east. The town lies on the River Waveney on the edge of The Broads National Park.
Key facts
- COA wide.supporters
- On the dexter side a dragon wings inverted and addorsed Gules gorged with a mural crown and supporting a staff Or flying therefrom a banner Argent charged with a Cross pommée Gules and on the sinister side a like dragon Or gorged with a mural crown Gules and supporting a staff Or flying therefrom a banner also Gules charged with two keys in saltire Or.
- UK place.official_name
- Beccles
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.static_image_name
- St. Michael's Church, Beccles, Suffolk, South and east faces of the tower - geograph.org.uk - 219880.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St. Michael's Church
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 8
- UK place.population
- 10,069
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TM422904
- UK place.post_town
- Beccles
- UK place.postcode_area
- NR
- UK place.postcode_district
- NR34
- UK place.dial_code
- 01502
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Lowestoft
- UK place.civil_parish
- Beccles
- UK place.shire_district
- East Suffolk
- UK place.shire_county
- Suffolk
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 10123
- Image
- St. Michael's Church, Beccles, Suffolk, South and east faces of the tower - geograph.org.uk - 219880.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01502
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- Commons category
- Beccles
- OS grid reference
- TM428897
- postal code
- NR34
- P8168
- Zhou Yang
- P12749
- Hans Surén
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Landmarks
- Listed buildings
- Transport
- Buses
- Railway
- Air
- Cycling
- Roads
- Beccles Southern Relief Road
- Education
- Leisure
- Notable people
- Arms
- See also
- References
- External links
Beccles ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The town is located along the A145 and A12 roads, situated south-east of Norwich and north-northeast of Ipswich. Nearby towns include Lowestoft to the east and Great Yarmouth to the north-east. The town lies on the River Waveney on the edge of The Broads National Park.
It had a population at the 2021 census of 10,069. Beccles is twinned with Petit-Couronne in France, and has been since 1978.
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