Beccles

Beccles
St. Michael's Church
Beccles is located in Suffolk
Beccles
Beccles
Location within Suffolk
Area8 km2 (3.1 sq mi) [1]
Population10,123 (2011)[2]
• Density1,265/km2 (3,280/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM422904
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBECCLES
Postcode districtNR34
Dialling code01502
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.beccles.info/towncouncil/
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°27′29″N 1°33′47″E / 52.458°N 1.563°E / 52.458; 1.563
Arms of Beccles Town Council
CrestOn a Wreath of the Colours in front of a Clump of Rushes proper issuant therefrom a demi Lion Azure a Dolphin Argent.
ShieldAzure a Bend wavy between two Ancient Crowns each enfiling two Arrows in saltire points downwards all Or.
SupportersOn the dexter side a Dragon wings inverted and addorsed Gules gorged with a Mural Crown and supporting a Staff Or flying therefrom a Banner Argent charged with a Cross pommée Gules and on the sinister side a like Dragon Or gorged with a Mural Crown Gules and supporting a Staff Or flying therefrom a Banner also Gules charged with two Keys in saltire Or.
MottoProsperity Through Fidelity
Granted 23 February 1956[3]

Beccles (/ˈbɛkəlz/ BEK-əlz) is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk.[4] The town on the A145 and A12 roads, situated 16 miles (26 km) south-east of Norwich and 33 miles (53 km) north-northeast of Ipswich. Nearby towns include Lowestoft to the east and Great Yarmouth to the north-east. The town lies on the River Waveney on the edge of The Broads National Park.

It had a population at the 2011 census of 10,123.[2] Worlingham is a suburb of Beccles; the combined population is 13,868.[5] Beccles twinned with Petit-Couronne in France in 1978.

  1. ^ Town profile: Beccles, East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Beccles Parish (E04009485)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "BECCLES TOWN COUNCIL (SUFFOLK)". Robert Young. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : ISBN 0 319 24086 X.
  5. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Beccles Built-up area (E34003308)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

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