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| − | [[File:West Suffolk UK locator map.svg|thumb|West Suffolk shown within Suffolk]]'''West Suffolk''' is a local government district | + | [[File:West Suffolk UK locator map.svg|thumb|West Suffolk shown within Suffolk]]'''West Suffolk''' is a local government district in [[Suffolk]] It was established on 1 April 2019, by merging the [[Forest Heath]] district with the borough of [[St Edmundsbury]]. The two councils had already had a joint Chief Executive since 2011. At the 2011 census, the two districts had a combined population of 170,756. |
The main towns in the new district are [[Bury St Edmunds]], [[Newmarket]], [[Brandon]], [[Haverhill]] and [[Mildenhall]]. | The main towns in the new district are [[Bury St Edmunds]], [[Newmarket]], [[Brandon]], [[Haverhill]] and [[Mildenhall]]. | ||
Between 1888 and 1974 there was an '''administrative county of West Suffolk''', covering a larger area than the present district. | Between 1888 and 1974 there was an '''administrative county of West Suffolk''', covering a larger area than the present district. | ||
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| + | ==LGBT history== | ||
| + | There is a [[Newmarket LGBT Network]].<ref>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Newmarket-LGBT/463463950360612</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 10:52, 24 January 2020
West Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk It was established on 1 April 2019, by merging the Forest Heath district with the borough of St Edmundsbury. The two councils had already had a joint Chief Executive since 2011. At the 2011 census, the two districts had a combined population of 170,756.
The main towns in the new district are Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Brandon, Haverhill and Mildenhall.
Between 1888 and 1974 there was an administrative county of West Suffolk, covering a larger area than the present district.
LGBT history
There is a Newmarket LGBT Network.[1]
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