Leiston
Leiston is a Town in the county of Suffolk.
There are great places to visit near Leiston including some great fens, nature reserves, historic buildings, villages and historic monuments.
The area around Leiston's best fens can be found at Lopham Fen.
The area around Leiston's best nature reserves can be found at Lopham Fen.
The area close to Leiston boasts some of the best historic buildings including Ickworth.
Elveden is a great place to visit close to Leiston if you like villages.
Places near Leiston feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Elveden Monument.
Leiston History
There are some historic monuments around Leiston:
Places to see near Leiston
History of Leiston
In the 1960s, Leiston became famous as the home of the Summerhill School, founded by A.S. Neill in the 1920s as the first major “free school” referring to freedom in education. Children are not required to attend classes and discipline is given by pupil self-government meetings. Summerhill has inspired a large “free school” movement and, more recently, democratic schools in several countries. The school occupies the former mansion of Richard Garrett, owner of Leiston Works.
