Suffolk Coastal District | |
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Non-metropolitan district | |
![]() Suffolk Coastal 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 | Woodbridge |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Suffolk Coastal District Council |
• Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
• MPs |
Therese Coffey Daniel Poulter |
Area | |
• Total | 344.2 sq mi (891.5 km2) |
Area rank | 38th (of 326) |
Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
• Total | 125,100 |
• Rank | 176th (of 326) |
• Density | 360/sq mi (140/km2) |
• Ethnicity | 98.1% White |
Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
• Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
ONS code | 42UG (ONS) E07000205 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | TM2756349450 |
Website | www |
Suffolk Coastal is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Woodbridge. Other towns include Felixstowe, Framlingham, Leiston, Aldeburgh, and Saxmundham.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the municipal borough of Aldeburgh, along with Felixstowe, Leiston-cum-Sizewell, Saxmundham and Woodbridge urban districts, and Blyth Rural District and Deben Rural District. The population of the district was 124,298 at the 2011 Census.
There are 117 civil parishes and towns in Suffolk Coastal.
Suffolk Coastal (Parliamentary Constituency)
Coordinates: 52°05′46″N 1°19′22″E / 52.0961°N 1.3227°E