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West Suffolk | |
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 Countryside at Elveden | |
 Coat of arms | |
 West Suffolk district within Suffolk | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Suffolk |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Bury St Edmunds |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2019 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | West Suffolk Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 400 sq mi (1,035 km2) |
| • Rank | 24th of 296 |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 182,228 |
| • Rank | 114th of 296 |
| • Density | 460/sq mi (180/km2) |
| • Rank | 253rd of 296 |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
West Suffolk District is a local government district in Suffolk, England. It was established in 2019 as a merger of the previous Forest Heath District with the Borough of St Edmundsbury. The council is based in Bury St Edmunds, the district's largest town. The district also contains the towns of Brandon, Clare, Haverhill, Mildenhall and Newmarket, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. In 2021 it had a population of 180,820.
The neighbouring districts are Mid Suffolk, Babergh, Braintree, South Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire, King's Lynn and West Norfolk and Breckland.
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – West Suffolk Local Authority (E07000245)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.