The Saxhams is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
West Suffolk district of
Suffolk in eastern
England
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. Located around two miles west of
Bury St Edmunds, the parish covers the villages of
Great Saxham and
Little Saxham
Little Saxham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of The Saxhams, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The village appears as ''Sexham'' in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle ...
, as well as the Saxham Industrial Estate on the
A14. In 2005 its population was 300.
[ The parish was formed in 1998 from "Great Saxham" and "Little Saxham" and part of Risby.]
Until the Beeching Axe, the parish was served by the Saxham and Risby railway station on the Ipswich to Ely Line
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...
.
References
External links
Parish Council website
Civil parishes in Suffolk
Borough of St Edmundsbury
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