Westley | |
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Location within Suffolk | |
Population | 183 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TL823646 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
Postcode district | IP33 |
Dialling code | 01284 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Westley is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It is located south of Junction 42 of the A14 providing primary access to adjacent market towns Bury St Edmunds (East) and Newmarket (West). The village consists of two central roads: Fornham Lane and Hill Road running north and south through the parish, with adjoining roads accommodating Westley's total population of 183.[1]
Village facilities include: Westley Club, located on Old church Lane and refurbished in 2012 to include pool tables and a community staffed bar,[2] it is the village's only social venue. St Mary's Church, a pioneering concrete structure which features a three-phase tower with (nowadays) a slated pyramidal roof[3] acts as the village's focal point.[4]