Pinewood,_Suffolk

Pinewood, Suffolk

Pinewood, Suffolk

Human settlement in England

Pinewood is a civil parish and electoral ward in the Babergh district of the English county of Suffolk. Whilst not part of the borough, it forms part of the town of Ipswich although part of the parish is separated from it by Belstead Brook, a tributary of the River Orwell. The parish was formed on 1 April 1994 from parts of Washbrook, Belstead and Wherstead.[2] It is in the Belstead Brook electoral division of Suffolk County Council.[3] In 2011 it had a population of 4342.

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Bobbitshole SSSI

Bobbits Lane, 2008

Bobbitshole is a 1.8 hectares (4.4 acres) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) designated for its geological importance. The site is to the east of the parish, located on a sewage works site to the south of Belstead Brook. It is a nationally important reference site for the study of the Pleistocene, providing a record of the buildup of sediment and organic material during the last inter-glacial period.[4] The site was discovered during excavation of the sewage works site and was designated in 1987.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Civil Parish/Ward population 2011". Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. [2]
    "The Babergh (Parishes) Order 1993" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Belstead Brook Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. [4]
    Bobbitshole, Belstead, SSSI citation, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-02-01.


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