Forest Heath District
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Forest Heath
Forest Heath 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 ( ) |
| • MPs | Matthew Hancock |
| Area | |
• Total | 145.8 sq mi (377.7 km2) |
| • Rank | (of 296) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Rank | (of 296) |
| • 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 |
Forest Heath is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Mildenhall. Other towns in the district include Newmarket.
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 is the home to two of the largest USAF air bases 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.[1][2] 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.[3]
Governance
As of the 2015 Local Government Elections, the Conservatives held overall control of the District Council.
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 20 |
| West Suffolk Independents | 5 |
| UKIP | 2 |
Communities
The district contains three market towns and twenty civil parishes.
Towns
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
- Wangford
- Worlington
Education
The Shi-Tennoji School in Herringswell, Forest Heath was in operation beginning in 1985,[4] and ending on 17 July 2000.[5]
References
- ^ 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. 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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