Mid Suffolk

Local Authority District in England

Suffolk, East of England

§ This page gives an overview of the Mid Suffolk local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ 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 administrative boundary of Mid Suffolk can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Mid Suffolk.

Map of Mid Suffolk — Administrative Boundary of Mid Suffolk (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about Mid Suffolk

What region is Mid Suffolk in? Mid Suffolk is in the East of England of England, a region within the UK.

What county is Mid Suffolk in? Mid Suffolk is located in the county of Suffolk.

Is Mid Suffolk a city? No, Mid Suffolk is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs Mid Suffolk? 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.

▶ Official website of Mid Suffolk District Council 🔗 midsuffolk.gov.uk

Which police force covers Mid Suffolk? Policing in Mid Suffolk is provided by Suffolk Constabulary 🔗 suffolk.police.uk, which serves 5 local authority districts: Babergh ⁞ East Suffolk ⁞ Ipswich ⁞ Mid Suffolk ⁞ West Suffolk.

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.

This district page, Mid Suffolk, is a sub-page of this county page: Suffolk and this region page: East of England. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

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

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk is fully parished: 123 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.

Akenham
Ashbocking
Ashfield cum Thorpe
Aspall
Athelington
Bacton
Badley
Badwell Ash
Barham
Barking
Battisford
Baylham
Bedfield
Bedingfield
Beyton
Botesdale
Braiseworth
Bramford
Brome and Oakley
Brundish
Burgate
Buxhall
Claydon
Coddenham
Combs
Cotton
Creeting St. Mary
Creeting St. Peter or West Creeting
Crowfield
Darmsden
Debenham
Denham
Drinkstone
Earl Stonham
Elmswell
Eye
Felsham
Finningham
Flowton
Framsden
Fressingfield
Gedding
Gipping
Gislingham
Gosbeck
Great Ashfield
Great Blakenham
Great Bricett
Great Finborough
Harleston
Haughley
Helmingham
Hemingstone
Henley
Hessett
Hinderclay
Horham
Hoxne
Hunston
Kenton
Langham
Laxfield
Little Blakenham
Little Finborough
Mellis
Mendham
Mendlesham
Metfield
Mickfield
Monk Soham
Needham Market
Nettlestead
Norton
Occold
Offton
Old Newton with Dagworth
Onehouse
Palgrave
Pettaugh
Rattlesden
Redgrave
Redlingfield
Rickinghall Inferior
Rickinghall Superior
Ringshall
Rishangles
Shelland
Somersham
Southolt
Stoke Ash
Stonham Aspal
Stonham Parva
Stowlangtoft
Stowmarket
Stowupland
Stradbroke
Stuston
Syleham
Tannington
Thorndon
Thornham Magna
Thornham Parva
Thrandeston
Thurston
Thwaite
Tostock
Walsham-le-Willows
Wattisfield
Westhorpe
Wetherden
Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford
Weybread
Whitton
Wickham Skeith
Wilby
Willisham
Wingfield
Winston
Woolpit
Worlingworth
Wortham
Wyverstone
Yaxley

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk covers 67 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Ashbocking *
Bacton and Cotton
Badwell Ash
Barking
Battisford Tye
Bedfield
Beyton
Bramford
Brome
Burstallhill
Claydon
Coddenham
Crowfield
Debenham
Diss *
Drinkstone Green
Elmswell
Eye (Mid Suffolk)
Felsham
Finningham
Fressingfield
Gislingham
Great Blakenham
Great Bricett *
Great Finborough
Haughley
Heckfield Green
Henley
Hessett
Hinderclay
Horham
Ipswich *
Laxfield
Mellis
Mendlesham
Metfield
Nedging Tye *
Needham Market
Norton (Mid Suffolk)
Occold
Old Newton
Pakenham *
Palgrave
Rattlesden
Redgrave
Rickinghall and Botesdale
Sharpstone Street
Somersham (Mid Suffolk)
Stonham Aspal
Stowmarket
Stowupland
Stradbroke
Thorndon
Thurston *
Tostock
Upthorpe (West Suffolk) *
Walsham le Willows
Wattisfield
Wetherden
Wetheringsett
Wickham Skeith
Wingfield
Woolpit
Woolpit Heath
Worlingworth
Wortham
Yaxley (Mid Suffolk)

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Mid Suffolk.)

Mid Suffolk compared with other districts in the UK

This section shows how Mid Suffolk compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.

Mid Suffolk has 26 electoral wards.

Mid Suffolk compared with other districts — ▮ Smaller: 254 ▮ Similar: 31 ▮ Larger: 76 (compared with 361 districts)

Mid Suffolk has a population of 110,775 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)

Population of Mid Suffolk compared with other districts — Population of Mid Suffolk, compared with other districts in England and Wales

More local statistics and data for Mid Suffolk can be found on the ONS statistics for Mid Suffolk.