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Friston is a village in Suffolk
Suffolk

Suffolk is a Non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It is located southeast of Saxmundham
Saxmundham

Saxmundham is a small market town in Suffolk, England. It is set in the valley of the River Fromus, a tributary of the River Alde, approximately 18 miles north east of Ipswich and five miles west of the coast at Sizewell....
, its post town, and northwest of Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh

Aldeburgh is a picturesque coastal town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. Located on the Alde river at 52? 9' North, 1? 36' East, the town is notable for its Blue Flag beach shingle beach and fisherman huts , its proximity to Thorpeness village and boating mere and golf courses at Aldeburgh, Thorpeness and Ufford Park....
. The river Alde
River Alde

The River Alde is a river in Suffolk, England, with a Source near Laxfield in the same area as the River Blyth, Suffolk. Initially a stream, it becomes tidal and widens considerably when it reaches Snape, Suffolk....
 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
Suffolk

Suffolk is a Non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south....
.

Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book

The Domesday Book is the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William I of England, or William the Conqueror....
 as Frisetuna and seems to come from Anglo-Saxon
Old English language

Old English is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written in parts of what are now England and south-eastern Scotland between the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century....
 Frisa tun = "the farmstead of the Frisians"; some of them may have come with the Angles and Saxons.






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Friston is a village in Suffolk
Suffolk

Suffolk is a Non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It is located southeast of Saxmundham
Saxmundham

Saxmundham is a small market town in Suffolk, England. It is set in the valley of the River Fromus, a tributary of the River Alde, approximately 18 miles north east of Ipswich and five miles west of the coast at Sizewell....
, its post town, and northwest of Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh

Aldeburgh is a picturesque coastal town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. Located on the Alde river at 52? 9' North, 1? 36' East, the town is notable for its Blue Flag beach shingle beach and fisherman huts , its proximity to Thorpeness village and boating mere and golf courses at Aldeburgh, Thorpeness and Ufford Park....
. The river Alde
River Alde

The River Alde is a river in Suffolk, England, with a Source near Laxfield in the same area as the River Blyth, Suffolk. Initially a stream, it becomes tidal and widens considerably when it reaches Snape, Suffolk....
 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
Suffolk

Suffolk is a Non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south....
.

Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book

The Domesday Book is the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William I of England, or William the Conqueror....
 as Frisetuna and seems to come from Anglo-Saxon
Old English language

Old English is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written in parts of what are now England and south-eastern Scotland between the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century....
 Frisa tun = "the farmstead of the Frisians"; some of them may have come with the Angles and Saxons.