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Stoke Ash
Stoke Ash is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around six miles south of Diss, in 2011 its population was 314. The village shares a parish council with neighbouring Thwaite. It is located on the A140 road from Norwich to Ipswich The name 'Stoke', comes from 'stoc', which means a place or a secondary settlement in old English. The word 'Ash', comes from the Anglian word 'æsc', which means ash-tree. The name Ash was added to the name Stoke in the sixteenth century. In 1086 Stoke Ash was known as Stoches Stotas. Early history There is evidence of Roman settlement in Stoke Ash. A collection of Roman coins and pottery pieces have been found in the area. There is a small Roman site located "on the Colchester to Caistor Roman road". There are Roman tiles in the wall of the tower over the doorway in the All Saints Church. Some military items and pieces of overseas household articles have also been found. History In 1801, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council was based in Needham Market until late 2017, and is currently sharing offices with the Suffolk County Council in Ipswich. The largest town of Mid Suffolk is Stowmarket. The population of the district taken at the 2011 Census was 96,731. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Eye, Stowmarket Urban District, Gipping Rural District Gipping Rural District was a rural district in the county of East Suffolk (county), East Suffolk, England. It was created in 1934 by the merger of the disbanded Bosmere and Claydon Rural District and the disbanded East Stow Rural District, under a ..., Hartismere Rural District and Thedwastre Rural District. Politics Since the elections in May 2019East Anglian Daily Times https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/election-2019-mid-suffolk-results-2572704 the Council has comprised * Conservatives: 16 seats * Green Party: 12 seats * Liberal Democrats: 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
