Henstead

Henstead
Henstead, Church of St Mary
Henstead Location within Suffolk
Population	408 (2011 Census, parish)
OS grid reference	TM495860
Civil parish	Henstead with Hulver Street
District	East Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Beccles
Postcode district	NR34
Dialling code	01502
UK Parliament	Waveney
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°24′54″N 1°40′01″E / 52.415°N 1.667°E / 52.415; 1.667

Henstead is a village in the civil parish of Henstead with Hulver Street, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It has a church called Church of St Mary which is a Grade I listed building.^[1] It has very few housing areas, and is a rural area. It is situated near Rushmere and Kessingland and the A12.

The parish has a population of 408, , which contains many very similar sized civil parishes.

The Private preparatory school, The Old School Henstead, is also located in the village.

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The church has a Norman doorway, and an embattled tower. The village stands three miles from the coast, and five miles south-east of Beccles railway station.