West Suffolk County Council

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West Suffolk County Council
History
Founded1 April 1889
Disbanded1 April 1974
Succeeded bySuffolk County Council
Meeting place
New Shire Hall, Bury St Edmunds

West Suffolk County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of West Suffolk in east England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1889 and acted as the governing authority for the county until it was amalgamated with East Suffolk County Council to form Suffolk County Council in 1974.[1] The county council was based at the Shire Hall Complex in Bury St Edmunds.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ipswich mayor refutes Bury St Edmunds' county town title claim as 'not in the same league'". East Anglia Times. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Old Shire Hall, Bury St Edmunds (1460009)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 October 2019.