Cavenham
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Cavenham is a civil parish
in Suffolk
, England
, 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Bury St Edmunds. It is in the local government district
of Forest Heath
, and the electoral ward of Icini. The parish includes Cavenham Heath, a Site of Special Scientific Interest
with a sand and gravel quarry
. At the 2001 UK census, Cavenham Parish had a population of 127. In the 1870s it had a population of 229.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Bury St Edmunds. It is in the local government district
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
of Forest Heath
Forest Heath
Forest Heath is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Mildenhall. Other towns in the district include Newmarket....
, and the electoral ward of Icini. The parish includes Cavenham Heath, a Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
with a sand and gravel quarry
Quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...
. At the 2001 UK census, Cavenham Parish had a population of 127. In the 1870s it had a population of 229.