Whitton 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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England. The district is primarily a rural area, containing just three towns, being Stowmarket, Needham Market and Eye. Its council was based in Needham Market until 2017 when it moved to sha ...
district, in the county of
Suffolk
Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...
, England. The parish does not include the
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...
suburb of
Whitton. In 2011 the parish had a population of 172. The parish touches
Akenham and
Claydon. Whitton shares a parish council with Claydon and
Barham.
History
The parish was formed in 1894 from the rural part of
Whitton cum Thurlston, on 1 April 1952 62 acres was transferred from Akenham to Whitton.
References
External links
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Civil parishes in Suffolk
Mid Suffolk District
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