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Suffolk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (684 words) |
 | Suffolk (pronounced 'suffuk') is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. |
 | Between 1981 and 2001 the population of the county grew by 13%, with the district of Mid Suffolk growing fastest at 25%. |
 | Suffolk encompasses one of the most ancient regions of the UK: A monastery in Bury St. Edmunds founded in 630AD, plotting of the Magna Carta in 1215; the oldest documented structural element of a still inhabited dwelling in Britain found in Clare. |
| Mid Suffolk District Council (191 words) |
 | Mid Suffolk District Council is to consider outline plans from GB Railways for the development of a rail freight depot at Creeting St Peter, near Stowmarket, which could create up to 500 jobs. |
 | Mid Suffolk Council is to consider proposals from the Onslow Group for the development of a winter sports centre at a former quarry in Great Blakenham, including a snow dome, ice-rink, cinema, hotel, ski lodges and conference centre. |
 | Mid Suffolk District Council is to consider plans from Peter's Ice Cream for the relocation of its ice cream factory from Ipswich to the Lion Barn industrial estate in Needham Market. |