SouthwoldSouthwold is a seaside town and civil parish on the North Sea, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It lies at the mouth of the River Blyth in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 11 miles (18 km) south of Lowestoft, 29 miles (47 km) north-east of Ipswich and 97 miles (156 km) north-east of London, within the parliamentary constituency of Suffolk Coastal. At the 2021 Census, the population was 950.
BecclesBeccles ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The town is located along the A145 and A12 roads, situated 16 miles (26 km) south-east of Norwich and 33 miles (53 km) north-northeast of Ipswich. Nearby towns include Lowestoft to the east and Great Yarmouth to the north-east. The town lies on the River Waveney on the edge of The Broads National Park. It had a population at the 2021 census of 10,069.
HalesworthHalesworth is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in north-eastern Suffolk, England. The population stood at 4,726 in the 2011 Census. It lies 15 miles (24 km) south-west of Lowestoft, on a tributary of the River Blyth, nine miles (fourteen kilometres) upstream from Southwold. The town is served by Halesworth railway station on the Ipswich–LowestoftEast Suffolk Line. It is twinned with Bouchain in France and Eitorf in Germany.
River WaveneyThe River Waveney is a river which forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within The Broads. The earliest attestation of the name is from 1275, Wahenhe, from *wagen + ea, meaning the river by a quagmire. CourseRedgrave and Lopham Fens, located between the villages of Redgrave, Suffolk and South Lopham, Norfolk is the largest area of spring-fed valley fen in lowland England.
Wainford Rural DistrictWainford Rural District was a rural district in East Suffolk, England, between 1934 and 1974. It was created by a merger of the disbanded Wangford Rural District and parts of Blything Rural District, and contained the group of small villages collectively known as The Saints. The name Wainford is linked to that of Wangford, a historic hundred of Suffolk. The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and the area became part of the Waveney district.
Local Government Act 1972Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Local Government Act 1972Act of ParliamentParliament of the United KingdomLong titleAn Act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions of local authorities in England and Wales; to amend Part II of the Transport Act 1968; to confer rights of appeal in respect of decisions relating to licences under the Home Counties (Music and Dancing) Licensing Act 1926; to make further provision with respect to magistrates' courts committees; to abolish certain inferior courts of record; and for connected purposes.Citation1972 c. 70Territorial extent England and WalesDatesRoyal assent26 October 1972Commencement26 October 19721 April 1974Other legislationAmendsCriminal Law Act 1826Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845Cemeteries Clauses Act 1847Burial Act 1857Metropolitan Commons Act 1878Riot (Damages) Act 1886Sheriffs Act 1887Local Government Act 1894Light Railways Act 1896Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1906Land Settlement (Facilities) Act 1919Rating and Valuation Act 1925Civic Restaurants Act 1947Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949Registration Service Act 1953Nurses Agencies Act 1957Public Records Act 1958Weeds Act 1959Land Compensation Act 1961Public Health Act 1961London Government Act 1963Administration of Justice Act 1964Commons Registration Act 1965Plant Health Act 1967Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969Repeals/revokesCounties (Detached Parts) Act 1844Burial Act 1854Burial Act 1860Burial Act 1871Public Health (Interments) Act 1879Burial Boards (Contested Elections) Act 1885Local Government (Joint Committees) Act 1897Lincolnshire Coroners Act 1899Local Authorities (Publicity) Act 1931Local Government Act 1933Health Resorts and Watering Places Act 1936Local Authorities (Expenses) Act 1956Local Government Elections Act 1956Public Health Officers (Deputies) Act 1957Local Government (Pecuniary Interests) Act 1964Local Government (Qualification of Members) Act 1971Amended byMatrimonial Causes Act 1973Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975Airports Authority Act 1975Adoption Act 1976Land Drainage Act 1976Supplementary Benefits Act 1976Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977Rent Act 1977National Health Service Act 1977Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978Interpretation Act 1978Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979Justices of the Peace Act 1979Child Care Act 1980Foster Children Act 1980Residential Homes Act 1980Reserve Forces Act 1980Magistrates' Courts Act 1980Highways Act 1980New Towns Act 1981Acquisition of Land Act 1981Representation of the People Act 1983Mental Health Act 1983Litter Act 1983Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984Food Act 1984Rates Act 1984Building Act 1984Cinemas Act 1985Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985Weights and Measures Act 1985Representation of the People Act 1985Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986Consumer Protection Act 1987Coroners Act 1988Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991Charities Act 1993Clean Air Act 1993Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995Police Act 1996Education Act 1996Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001Land Registration Act 2002Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004Mental Capacity Act 2005National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006Charities Act 2011Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016Policing and Crime Act 2017Elections Act 2022Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024Relates toLocal Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973Status: AmendedText of statute as originally enactedRevised text of statute as amendedText of the Local Government Act 1972 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
SuffolkSuffolk ( ) 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. The county has an area of 3,798 km (1,466 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 786,231 in 2024.
Non-metropolitan districtNon-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they were all sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially shire counties) in a two-tier arrangement. Some non-metropolitan districts have had their functions merged with a non-metropolitan county to form a single tier of local government, in which case they are generally referred to as unitary authorities.
LowestoftLowestoft ( LOH-(ih)-stoft, LOH-stəf) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. As the most easterly UK settlement, it is 38 miles (61 km) north-east of Ipswich and 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Norwich, and the main town in its district. Its development grew with the fishing industry and as a seaside resort with wide sandy beaches. As fishing declined, oil and gas exploitation in the North Sea in the 1960s took over.
Urban district (England and Wales)In England and Wales, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected urban district council (UDC), which shared local government responsibilities with a county council. In England and Wales, urban districts and rural districts were created in 1894 by the Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) as subdivisions of administrative counties.Municipal boroughA municipal borough was a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1836 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002. Broadly similar structures existed in Scotland from 1833 to 1975 with the reform of royal burghs and creation of police burghs.
BungayBungay () is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It lies in the Waveney Valley, 5+1⁄2 miles (9 kilometres) west of Beccles on the edge of The Broads, and at the neck of a meander of the River Waveney. In 2011 it had a population of 5,127.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.