Mid Suffolk District | |
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Non-metropolitan district | |
Mid Suffolk shown within Suffolk and England |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East of England |
Non-metropolitan county | Suffolk |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Needham Market |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Mid Suffolk District Council |
• Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
• MPs |
Daniel Poulter David Ruffley |
Area | |
• Total | 336.3 sq mi (871.1 km2) |
Area rank | 40th (of 326) |
Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
• Total | 99,600 |
• Rank | 236th (of 326) |
• Density | 300/sq mi (110/km2) |
• Ethnicity | 99.0% White |
Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
• Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
ONS code | 42UE (ONS) E07000203 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | TM0853555286 |
Website | www.MidSuffolk.gov.uk |
Coordinates: 52°09′22″N 1°02′56″E / 52.1560°N 1.0489°E
Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Needham Market, and the largest town is Stowmarket. The population of the District taken at the 2011 Census was 96,731.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Eye, Stowmarket urban district, Gipping Rural District, Hartismere Rural District and Thedwastre Rural District.
The district has the most parishes in Suffolk, with a total of 122 parishes and towns.