Coordinates: 52°09′22″N 1°02′56″E / 52.1560°N 1.0489°E
Mid Suffolk District | |
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Mid Suffolk shown within Suffolk and England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Suffolk |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Ipswich |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Mid Suffolk District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Dan Poulter Jo Churchill |
| Area | |
| • Total | 336.3 sq mi (871.1 km2) |
| • Rank | 42nd (of 309) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 102,699 |
| • Rank | 237th (of 309) |
| • Density | 310/sq mi (120/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 99.0% White |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 42UE (ONS) E07000203 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TM0853555286 |
| Website | www.MidSuffolk.gov.uk |
Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council was based in Needham Market until late 2017, and is currently sharing offices with the Suffolk County Council in Ipswich.[1][2] The largest town of Mid Suffolk is Stowmarket. The population of the district taken at the 2011 Census was 96,731.[3]
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.
