Whitton, Mid Suffolk

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Whitton
Civil parish
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Coordinates: 52°05′21″N1°07′44″E / 52.089145°N 1.1288989°E / 52.089145; 1.1288989 Coordinates: 52°05′21″N1°07′44″E / 52.089145°N 1.1288989°E / 52.089145; 1.1288989
CountryEngland
Primary council Mid Suffolk
County Suffolk
Region East of England
Whitton1894
StatusParish
Area
  Total5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total172
  Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)

Whitton is a civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The parish does not include the Ipswich suburb of Whitton. In 2011 the parish had a population of 172. [1] The parish touches Akenham and Claydon. [2] Whitton shares a parish council with Claydon and Barham. [3]

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History

The parish was formed in 1894 from the rural part of Whitton cum Thurlston, [4] on 1 April 1952 62 acres was transferred from Akenham to Whitton. [5]

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References

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