Reydon
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 Blackshore Mill |
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| Reydon shown within Suffolk | |
| Population | 2,582 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TM499774 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SOUTHWOLD |
| Postcode district | IP18 |
| Dialling code | 01502 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Reydon is a village and civil parish, 1.0 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Southwold and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-east of Wangford, in Waveney District and the ceremonial county of Suffolk in England. It had a population of 2,567, including Easton Bavents and rising minimally to 2,582 at the 2011 Census. The name probably means Rye Hill, Rey meaning rye and -don being an old English word for hill or rise). The village is close to the cliffs at Easton Bavents, and like the lost village of Easton, it was established before Southwold was. The parish church is St Margaret of Antioch.
There are three main roads through Reydon, around which the village is built. These are:
The village of Reydon lies to the north of the town of Southwold. The three roads from Wangford, Wrentham and Halesworth converge at Reydon Corner, about 100 m from where Mights Bridge crosses Buss Creek, providing the only road bridge entry to Southwold.
There are only two shops in Reydon. Strong local opposition did not prevent the sub-post office from closing on 11 February 2008, although the associated shop continues.
Reydon also has a public house (and hotel with restaurant), The Randolph Hotel, in Wangford Road. It was briefly renamed "The Cricketers", due to the adjacent locality of Southwold's former Eversley School cricket ground and playing fields, but reverted to its original name after a few years. The cricket ground has since been sold for housing.
Further along is a group of new houses on the site of a former senior school, Reydon Modern, renamed Reydon High after converting into a comprehensive in 1978, but closed in 1990.
Continuing towards Wangford, there is St Margaret's Church (see below), then Reydon Hall, at one time the home of the writers, Elizabeth Strickland, Agnes Strickland, Jane Margaret, Catharine Parr, Susanna Moodie and Samuel Strickland.
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