Westley, Suffolk

Westley
Westley is located in Suffolk
Westley
Westley
Location within Suffolk
Population183 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTL823646
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBury St Edmunds
Postcode districtIP33
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°14′56″N 0°40′16″E / 52.249°N 0.671°E / 52.249; 0.671
St Mary's Church, Westley

Westley is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It is located south of Junction 42 of the A14 providing primary access to adjacent market towns Bury St Edmunds (East) and Newmarket (West). The village consists of two central roads: Fornham Lane and Hill Road running north and south through the parish, with adjoining roads accommodating Westley's total population of 183.[1]

Village facilities include: Westley Club, located on Old church Lane and refurbished in 2012 to include pool tables and a community staffed bar,[2] it is the village's only social venue. St Mary's Church, a pioneering concrete structure which features a three-phase tower with (nowadays) a slated pyramidal roof[3] acts as the village's focal point.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Key Statistics 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Westley Village Facilities". Onesuffolk. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ "British Listed Buildings: Church of St Mary, Westley". BritishListedBuildings. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Westley Parish Council, Home". Onesuffolk. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

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