Friston
Coordinates: 52°11′24″N 1°31′41″E / 52.190°N 1.528°E / 52.190; 1.528
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  Friston shown within Suffolk |
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| Shire county | Suffolk |
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| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SAXMUNDHAM |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| Website: http://www.saxmundhamcommunity.org.uk/ | |
| List of places: UK • England • Suffolk | |
Friston is a village in Suffolk, England. It is located 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Saxmundham, its post town, and 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Aldeburgh. The river Alde bounds the village on the south. The surrounding land is chiefly arable. The soil becomes partly marshy in the lower grounds. The village is noted for having one of the largest post mills in Suffolk.[citation needed]
Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book as Frisetuna and seems to come from Anglo-Saxon Frīsa tūn = "the farmstead of the Frisians"; some of them may have come with the Angles and Saxons.
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