West Suffolk

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Region: East of England
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

West Suffolk covers a broad swathe of the county, combining historic towns, chalk hills, and wide expanses of countryside. Bury St Edmunds, the main centre, is famed for its cathedral, abbey ruins, Georgian architecture, and cultural venues, offering a rich historic core. Newmarket, straddling the boundary with Cambridgeshire, is world-famous as the home of British horse racing, with its racecourses, training grounds, and equestrian heritage. Haverhill adds a modern, growing town to the mix, while smaller towns like Mildenhall and Brandon are surrounded by the heathlands and woodlands of The Brecks, an area of unique sandy soils and rare wildlife. The River Lark, River Kennet, and patches of rolling farmland create a varied geography, while villages dotted with medieval churches and timber-framed houses add rural charm. West Suffolk combines heritage, sporting tradition, and natural landscapes into a diverse district.

The local authority for this district is: West Suffolk Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Suffolk is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Suffolk County Council.

This district page, West 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 West 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 West Suffolk

West Suffolk is divided into 43 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Abbeygate
  • Bardwell
  • Barningham
  • Barrow
  • Brandon Central
  • Brandon East
  • Brandon West
  • Chedburgh & Chevington
  • Clare, Hundon & Kedington
  • Eastgate
  • Exning
  • Haverhill Central
  • Haverhill East
  • Haverhill North
  • Haverhill South
  • Haverhill South East
  • Haverhill West
  • Horringer
  • Iceni
  • Ixworth
  • Kentford & Moulton
  • Lakenheath
  • Manor
  • Mildenhall Great Heath
  • Mildenhall Kingsway & Market
  • Mildenhall Queensway
  • Minden
  • Moreton Hall
  • Newmarket East
  • Newmarket North
  • Newmarket West
  • Pakenham & Troston
  • Risby
  • Rougham
  • Southgate
  • St Olaves
  • Stanton
  • The Fornhams & Great Barton
  • The Rows
  • Tollgate
  • Westgate
  • Whepstead & Wickhambrook
  • Withersfield

West Suffolk in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, West Suffolk is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) East of England
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ Suffolk
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ West 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.

Districts in Suffolk