Mid Suffolk
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
Mid Suffolk is a predominantly rural district filled with villages, farmland, and market towns. Stowmarket is the principal town, with the Museum of East Anglian Life and riverside parks, while Eye and Needham Market add historic interest with churches, castles, and traditional streets. The countryside is characterised by meadows, woodlands, and agricultural fields, dotted with windmills and timber-framed houses. Its landscape reflects a quintessential Suffolk rural setting.
The local authority for this district is: Mid Suffolk District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Suffolk is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Suffolk County Council.
Constituencies in Mid Suffolk
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk is divided into 26 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Bacton
- Battisford & Ringshall
- Blakenham
- Bramford
- Chilton
- Claydon & Barham
- Combs Ford
- Debenham
- Elmswell & Woolpit
- Eye
- Fressingfield
- Gislingham
- Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden
- Hoxne & Worlingworth
- Mendlesham
- Needham Market
- Onehouse
- Palgrave
- Rattlesden
- Rickinghall
- St Peter's
- Stonham
- Stow Thorney
- Stradbroke & Laxfield
- Thurston
- Walsham-le-Willows
Mid Suffolk in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Mid Suffolk is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) East of England
- (ITL 2) ⇒ Suffolk
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Babergh and Mid Suffolk
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.