Blundeston & Flixton E04009487 & E04009507

Area Summary Blundeston is a village and parish in the of . It is in the very north of the county, about 2 miles inland from the North Sea, and sits between the towns of and , close to the North Sea coast. Blundeston Prison, located on the southern edge of the village, closed following a restructuring of the prison estate in 2013. The site has since been sold to a property developer for £3m. Flixton is the smaller of the two parishes with a population of under 50. The parish church, St. Andrews, has lain in ruins since a storm in 1703.

Total 1300 Population

District Waveney

Blundeston Prison, recently closed

Nearest Lowestoft Town

Nearest A12, 1.2 Miles ‘A’ Road Blundeston Village Hall

Fun fact: Blundeston is probably best known for being the birthplace of in the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens.

Featured Assets

Blundeston Village Blundeston Primary St Mary’s Hall School Church Community Building

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Blundeston & Flixton E04009487 & E04009507

Blundeston

Flixton

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Blundeston & Flixton E04009487 & E04009507 Parish Asset List

Asset Type Asset Name Address Postcode

Registered charity Bays Charity Poor's Allotments (Fund) .. Church Road, Primary School Blundeston CEVCP School Blundeston NR32 5AX St. Mary's Church, Religion Blundeston Methodist Church Blundeston NR32 5AX

Registered charity Blundeston Millennium Green Trust .. Hall Lane, Registered charity Blundeston Village Hall Blundeston NR32 5BL Gorleston Road, County Farms Blundeston Whitehouse Farm Blundeston NR32 5LB Church Road, Church St Mary the Virgin Church Blundeston NR32 5AX Market Lane, Pub & Meeting Point The Plough Blundeston NR32 5AN Children & Young Hall Lane, People 1st Blundeston Scout Group Blundeston NR32 5BL

The Plough (Pub), Market Lane, Library, Mobile Mobile Library (Route 9) Blundeston NR32 5AN Blundeston Village Blundeston & Flixton Women’s Institute Hall, Hall Lane, Hobbies & Interests (W.I.) Blundeston NR32 5BL Blundeston Village Blundeston and District Local History Hall, Hall Lane, Hobbies & interest Society Blundeston NR32 5BL Hall Lane, Sports & Recreation Blundeston Bowls Club Blundeston NR32 5BL Lakeside Rise Prison Site, closed Blundeston Prison (closed) Blundeston NR32 5BG

Local Government Blundeston & Flixton Parish Council

Updated 19/04/2016

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