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West Suffolk

West Suffolk proper noun: an administrative county of Suffolk, England, created in 1889, along with East Suffolk. Both counties were abolished in 1974, being merged as Suffolk once again.

Proper noun

West Suffolk

  1. An administrative county of Suffolk, England, created in 1889, along with East Suffolk. Both counties were abolished in 1974, being merged as Suffolk once again.
  2. A local government district in Suffolk formed on 1 April 2019 on the merger of Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury districts. Its headquarters are in Bury St Edmunds.

Questions about West Suffolk

What does West Suffolk mean?
West Suffolk means an administrative county of Suffolk, England, created in 1889, along with East Suffolk. Both counties were abolished in 1974, being merged as Suffolk once again.
What part of speech is West Suffolk?
West Suffolk is a proper noun.

Words near West Suffolk in the dictionary

  1. West Stewartstown
  2. West Stockbridge
  3. West Stoke
  4. West Stow
  5. West Suffield
  6. West Suffolk
  7. West Sulawesi
  8. West Sumatra
  9. West Sussex
  10. West Swanzey
  11. West syndrome

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