Hawstead, Suffolk

Hawstead, Suffolk
All Saints Church, Hawstead
Hawstead, Suffolk
Hawstead, Suffolk shown within Suffolk
Population	134 (2011 Census)
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bury St Edmunds
Postcode district	IP29
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°11′53″N 0°43′08″E / 52.198°N 0.719°E / 52.198; 0.719Coordinates: 52°11′53″N 0°43′08″E / 52.198°N 0.719°E / 52.198; 0.719

Hawstead is a small village in Suffolk, England. It is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Bury St. Edmunds between the B1066 and A134 roads, in a fork formed by the River Lark and a small tributary.

Hawstead Place, previously the seat of the Drury family, is now a farmhouse. Sir William Drury was sheriff and knight of the shire for Suffolk.

According to the Office for National Statistics, at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, Hawstead had a population of 334 with 121 households. falling to a population of 134 in 56 households at the 2011 Census.

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