Editing Leiston (section)

{{Short description|Town in Suffolk, England}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.206|1.579|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Leiston
| population = 5,508
| population_ref = (2011 Census)
| civil_parish = Leiston
| shire_district = [[East Suffolk (district)|East Suffolk]]
| region = East of England
| shire_county = [[Suffolk]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Suffolk Coastal (UK Parliament constituency)|Suffolk Coastal]]
| post_town = LEISTON
| postcode_district = IP16
| postcode_area = IP
| dial_code = 01728
| os_grid_reference = TM445623
| static_image_name = Leiston St Margaret’s church - geograph.org.uk - 2102474.jpg
| static_image_caption = St Margaret’s Church
| type = Town
}}
'''Leiston''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|eɪ|s|t|ən}} {{respell|LAY|stən}}) is a town and [[civil parish]] in the [[East Suffolk (district)|East Suffolk]] district of [[Suffolk]], England. It is close to [[Saxmundham]] and [[Aldeburgh]], {{convert|21|mi|0}} north-east of [[Ipswich]] and {{convert|90|mi|0}} north-east of London. The town had a population of 5,508 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125554&c=Leiston&d=16&e=62&g=6467102&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1442326684214&enc=1 |title=Town population 2011 |access-date=15 September 2015}}</ref>