Hartest

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Hartest
Hartest shown within Suffolk
Population	440^[1]
OS grid reference	TL834524
District	Babergh
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BURY ST EDMUNDS
Postcode district	IP29
Dialling code	01284
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	South Suffolk
List of places: UK • England • Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°08′24″N 0°40′44″E / 52.13995, 0.67878Hartest is a small village in the Babergh district of the English county of Suffolk. It is located halfway between Bury St. Edmunds and Sudbury on the B1066 in the Glem Valley. Running east of the village centre is Hartest Hill, the steepest in Suffolk.^{[citation needed]}

The village is centred on the large village green, fringed by an array of brightly coloured cottages, the village hall or institute, the medieval All Saints church and the Crown public house, formerly Hartest Hall the local landowner's seat.

Hartest's nearest town is Bury St Edmunds.