Pinewood 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 ...

and electoral ward in the Babergh district of the English county of Suffolk. Whilst not part of the

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle A ...

, it forms part of the town of

Ipswich 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 ...

although part of the parish is separated from it by Belstead Brook, a tributary of the

River Orwell The River Orwell flows through the county of Suffolk in England from Ipswich to Felixstowe. Above Ipswich, the river is known as the River Gipping, but its name changes to the Orwell at Stoke Bridge, where the river becomes tidal. It broadens in ...

. The parish was formed on 1 April 1994 from parts of

Washbrook Washbrook is a village and former civil parish south west of Ipswich, now in the parish of Copdock and Washbrook, in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 517. In 1961 the parish ...

, Belstead and

Wherstead Wherstead is a village and a civil parish located in county Suffolk, England. Wherstead village lies south of Ipswich on the Shotley peninsula. It is in the Belstead Brook electoral division of Suffolk County Council. It is an ancient settle ...

. It is in the Belstead Brook

electoral division An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

of Suffolk County Council.

Bobbitshole SSSI

Bobbits Lane between hedges and trees - geograph

Bobbitshole is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) designated for its geological importance. The site is to the east of the parish, located on a sewage works site to the south of Belstead Brook. It is a nationally important reference site for the study of the

Pleistocene The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed in ...

, providing a record of the buildup of sediment and organic material during the last inter-glacial period.Bobbitshole, Belstead
SSSI citation, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-02-01. The site was discovered during excavation of the sewage works site and was designated in 1987.

References

Civil parishes in Suffolk Ipswich Districts Babergh District {{Suffolk-geo-stub