Little Blakenham
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Little Blakenham is a village and civil parish
in the Mid Suffolk
district of Suffolk
in eastern England
. Located around two miles north-west of Ipswich
and a mile south-west of its larger sister village Great Blakenham
, in 2005 its population was 310. The parish also contains the hamlets of Inghams and The Common.
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 the Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Needham Market, and the largest town is Stowmarket.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Eye, Stowmarket urban district, Gipping Rural District, Hartismere Rural District and...
district of 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...
in eastern 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...
. Located around two miles north-west of Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
and a mile south-west of its larger sister village Great Blakenham
Great Blakenham
Great Blakenham is a small village near Ipswich, in Suffolk UK.The future ski centre, Snoasis, is planned to be built there and a train station. The Town 102 radio station is based there....
, in 2005 its population was 310. The parish also contains the hamlets of Inghams and The Common.