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Suffolk Coastal District | |
|---|---|
 Suffolk Coastal District Council Offices in Melton | |
 Suffolk Coastal 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 | Melton |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Suffolk Coastal District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet ( ) |
| • MPs | Therese Coffey Dan Poulter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 344.2 sq mi (891.5 km2) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 129,000 |
| • Density | 370/sq mi (140/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 98.1% White |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 42UG (ONS) E07000205 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TM2756349450 |
| Website | www |
Suffolk Coastal was a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council was based in Melton, having moved from neighbouring Woodbridge in 2017. 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.[1]
Suffolk Coastal district was merged with Waveney district on 1 April 2019 to form the new East Suffolk district.[2]
- ^ "District population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (24 May 2018). "The East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2018.