Great Blakenham

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Great Blakenham
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Great Blakenham
Location within Suffolk
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Ipswich
Postcode district IP6
Dialling code 01473
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52°06′52″N1°05′37″E / 52.114314°N 1.093623°E / 52.114314; 1.093623

Great Blakenham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England located near the town of Ipswich.

An energy from waste Centre built by SITA UK was opened in December 2014 on the former site of the Highway Agency's Depot. All refuse from residential properties in Mid Suffolk and Babergh is sent here, No refuse goes to Landfill. . [1]

A holiday centre, Valley Ridge, is planned to be built near Great Blakenham, following a series of plans initiated in 2004. As of 2021, new plans have been submitted and completion of the project is intended in 2024.

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References

  1. "EE0214-Energy-from-waste plant Great Blakenham | IEMA". www.iema.net. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

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