- Harkstead
Harkstead is a village and
civil parish inSuffolk ,England . The village is located on the northern bank of the River Stour estuary at Holbrook Bay, and is situated on theShotley peninsula , around four miles south ofIpswich . Part ofBabergh district, it had a population of 280 in 2005. [ [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/38314C3E-02A0-4515-92FE-8909C6FDB3A3/0/Parishestimates01to05.pdf Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk] Suffolk County Council]Half the village is covered by the
Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . Large areas of the parish are classified asScheduled Monument s due to the presence ofring ditch es, post-medieval field boundaries and later prehistoric or Roman field systems.References
External links
* [http://www.harksteadvillage.co.uk/ Village website]
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