Forest Heath
Coordinates: 52°20′46″N 0°31′08″E / 52.3461°N 0.5190°E / 52.3461; 0.5190
Forest Heath Forest Heath District | |
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Non-metropolitan district | |
 Forest Heath shown within Suffolk | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Suffolk |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Mildenhall |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Forest Heath District Council |
| • Leadership | Alternative - Sec.31 (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Matthew Hancock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 145.8 sq mi (377.7 km2) |
| Area rank | 107th (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2017 est.) | |
| • Total | 65,500 |
| • Rank | 309th (of 326) |
| • Density | 450/sq mi (170/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 91.0% White 3.0% Black 1.3% S.Asian 3.1% mixed race |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 42UC (ONS) E07000201 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TL7156375032 |
| Website | www.westsuffolk.gov.uk |
Forest Heath is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Mildenhall. Other towns in the district include Newmarket. The population of the district at the 2011 Census was 59,748.[1]
The district's name reflects the fact that it contains parts of both Thetford Forest and the heathlands of Breckland. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of Newmarket Urban District and Mildenhall Rural District. Forest Heath district will be merged with the borough of St Edmundsbury on 1st April 2019 to form a new West Suffolk district.[2]
Forest Heath is the home to two of the largest United States Air Force (USAF) airbases in the UK: RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall, as well as the headquarters of British horse racing, Newmarket Racecourse.
Forest Heath has had a high suicide rate when compared to the rest of Suffolk, to the East of England and to England overall.[3][4] The reasons for this are unknown.
In the English indices of deprivation 2010 report published by the Department for Communities and Local Government, two parts of Forest Heath have the highest employment out of 32483 areas in England.[5]
Contents
1 Governance
2 Communities
2.1 Towns
2.2 Civil parishes
3 Education
4 References
5 External links
Governance
As of the 2015 Local Government Elections, the Conservatives held overall control of the District Council.
| party | seats |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 19 |
| West Suffolk Independents | 5 |
| UKIP | 3 |
Communities
The district contains three market towns and twenty civil parishes.
Towns
- Mildenhall
- Newmarket
- Brandon
Civil parishes
- Barton Mills
- Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill
- Cavenham
- Dalham
- Elveden
- Eriswell
- Exning
- Freckenham
- Gazeley
- Herringswell
- Higham
- Icklingham
- Kentford
- Lakenheath
- Moulton
- Red Lodge
- Santon Downham
- Tuddenham
- Worlington
Education
The Shi-Tennoji School in Herringswell, Forest Heath was in operation beginning in 1985,[6] and ending on 17 July 2000.[7]
References
^ "District population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (24 May 2018). "The West Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
^ http://www.suffolk.nhs.uk/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=sC1P36aOxBQ%3d&tabid=3295&mid=6787
^ http://www.suffolk.nhs.uk/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=ypVgQVl1lB0%3D&tabid=3425&mid=6783
^ "English indices of deprivation 2010". Department for Communities and Local Government. Gov.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
^ McNeill, Phil. "Shrine of the times." (Archive) The Telegraph. 22 July 2007. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
^ "Establishment: Shi-Tennoji School." (Archive) Department for Education. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. "Shi-Tennoji School Herringswell Bury St Edmund's Suffolk IP28 6SW"
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