Waveney

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Waveney District
Shown within Suffolk
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East of England
Admin. County:	Suffolk
Area: - Total	Ranked 111th 370.39 km²
Admin. HQ:	Lowestoft
ONS code:	42UH
Demographics
Population: - Total (2007 est.) - Density	Ranked 177th 117,300 317 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.8% White
Politics
Waveney District Council www.waveney.gov.uk
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Bob Blizzard, John Gummer, Michael Lord

Waveney is a local government district in Suffolk, England, named after the River Waveney that forms its north-west border. The district council is based in Lowestoft,the capital of Waveney, which is the only unparished area in the district. The other towns in the district are Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth and Southwold.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the municipal boroughs of Beccles, Lowestoft and Southwold, along with Bungay and Halesworth urban districts, Wainford Rural District and part of Lothingland Rural District. Waveney District Council is currently under Conservative Party control.

[edit] List of communities

There are 58 towns and civil parishes in Waveney.

• Pakefield
• All Saints and St Nicholas, South Elmham
• Barnby
• Barsham
• Beccles
• Benacre
• Blundeston
• Blyford
• Brampton with Stoven
• Bungay
• Carlton Colville
• Corton
• Covehithe
• Ellough
• Flixton (Lothingland Ward)
• Flixton (The Saints Ward)
• Frostenden
• Gisleham
• Halesworth
• Henstead with Hulver Street
• Holton
• Kessingland
• Lound
• Lowestoft
• Mettingham
• Mutford
• North Cove
• Oulton
• Redisham
• Reydon
• Ringsfield
• Rumburgh
• Rushmere
• St Andrew, Ilketshall
• St Cross, South Elmham
• St James, South Elmham
• St John, Ilketshall
• St Lawrence, Ilketshall
• St Margaret, Ilketshall
• St Margaret, South Elmham
• St Mary, South Elmham otherwise Homersfield
• St Michael, South Elmham
• St Peter, South Elmham
• Shadingfield
• Shipmeadow
• Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet
• Sotherton
• Sotterley
• South Cove
• Southwold
• Spexhall
• Uggeshall
• Wangford with Henham
• Westhall
• Weston
• Willingham St Mary
• Wissett
• Worlingham
• Wrentham

[edit] External links

• Waveney District Council

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