East Suffolk (county)
| East Suffolk | |
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| Area | |
| • 1911 | 549,241 acres (2,222.70 km2) |
| • 1961 | 547,397 acres (2,215.24 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 189,170 |
| • 1971 | 258,054 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1889 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Suffolk, with a small part transferred to Norfolk |
| Status | Administrative county |
| Government | East Suffolk County Council |
| • HQ | Ipswich |
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East Suffolk, along with
quarter sessions division of Suffolk. East Suffolk County Council's headquarters were at East Suffolk County Hall in Ipswich.[1]
In 1974, most of the county reunified with West Suffolk and the
Subdivisions
From 1894 the administrative county was divided into
urban districts and rural districts:[3]
- Boroughs: Aldeburgh, Beccles, Eye, Lowestoft, Southwold
- Urban districts: Leiston-cum-Sizewell (created 1895), Oulton Broad (created 1904, abolished 1919), Saxmundham (created 1900), Stowmarket, Woodbridge
- Rural districts created in 1894: Blything, Bosmere and Claydon, East Stow, Hartismere, Hoxne, Mutford and Lothingland, Plomesgate, Samford, Wangford, Woodbridge
- The Rural Districts were completely reorganised by a County Review Order in 1934, and reduced to seven in number: Blyth, Deben, Gipping, Hartismere, Lothingland, Samford, Wainford
The rural districts were further subdivided into
civil parishes
.
District Council
On 1 April 2019 a new East Suffolk district was created by the abolition and merger of Waveney and Suffolk Coastal districts. The new district, covers a smaller area than the pre-1974 East Suffolk county council.[4]
References
- ^ Historic England. "County Hall Main Entrance Block, Ipswich (1207685)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Ipswich mayor refutes Bury St Edmunds' county town title claim as 'not in the same league'". East Anglia Times. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "East Suffolk". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (24 May 2018). "The East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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