Halesworth

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Halesworth
Church of St Mary, Halesworth
Halesworth Location within Suffolk
Area	4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population	4,726 (2011 Census)
• Density	1,057/km2 (2,740/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM388773
District	East Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HALESWORTH
Postcode district	IP19
Dialling code	01986
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Waveney Valley
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°20′31″N 1°30′22″E / 52.342°N 1.506°E / 52.342; 1.506

Halesworth is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in north-eastern Suffolk, England. The population stood at 4,726 in the 2011 Census.^[1] It lies 15 miles (24 km) south-west of Lowestoft, on a tributary of the River Blyth, nine miles (fourteen kilometres) upstream from Southwold. The town is served by Halesworth railway station on the Ipswich–Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. It is twinned with Bouchain in France and Eitorf in Germany. Nearby villages include Cratfield, Wissett, Chediston, Walpole, Blyford, Linstead Parva, Wenhaston, Thorington, Spexhall, Bramfield, Huntingfield, Cookley and Holton.