St Edmundsbury (borough)

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Borough of St Edmundsbury
St Edmundsbury
Shown within Suffolk
Geography
Status: Borough
Region: East of England
Admin. County: Suffolk
Area:
- Total
Ranked 63rd
656.96 km²
Admin. HQ: Bury St Edmunds
ONS code: 42UF
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2005 est.)
- Density
Ranked 217th
101,500
154 / km²
Ethnicity: 98.0% White
Politics
St Edmundsbury Borough Council
http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Conservative
MPs: David Ruffley, Richard Spring, Tim Yeo

St Edmundsbury is a local government district and borough in Suffolk, England. It is named after its main town, Bury St Edmunds. The second town in the district is Haverhill.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the Borough of Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill Urban District, Clare Rural District and Thingoe Rural District.



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