West Suffolk (county)

West Suffolk as an administrative county (1888–1974)

West Suffolk is an area in the English county of Suffolk , which itself had the status of an administrative county ( English Administration County ) from 1888 to 1974 . The administrative headquarters were in Bury St Edmunds .

When the administrative counties were introduced in 1888, the traditional county of Suffolk was divided into three separate areas, West Suffolk and East Suffolk, and Ipswich as a county borough . However, this was reversed with the local government reform in 1974 . Internally, East Suffolk was divided into Municipal Boroughs and Urban and Rural Districts .

Since April 2019, West Suffolk has once again existed as an administrative unit, now as a district and to a lesser extent.

Web links

• West Suffolk Administration County at Vision of Britain (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Suffolk now has "largest district council in country". BBC , April 1, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019. (English)

Coordinates: 52 ° 15 '  N , 0 ° 43'  E