25-625: Yoxford is a village in East Suffolk , England, close to the Heritage Coast, Minsmere Reserve (RSPB), Aldeburgh and Southwold . It is known for its antique shops and (as "Loxford") for providing the setting for a Britten opera. The name 'Yoxford' comes from Old English geoc-ford meaning "yoke ford", probably indicating that the ford was wide enough for a yoke of oxen to pass through. Yoxford, some 94 miles (151 km) north-east of London and 25 miles (40 km) north-east of Ipswich,
50-434: A borough or district council. In these cases local government functions are divided between county and district councils, to the level where they can be practised most efficiently: Many districts have borough status , which means the local council is called a borough council instead of district council and gives them the right to appoint a mayor . Borough status is granted by royal charter and, in many cases, continues
75-425: A district will consist of a market town and its more rural hinterland. However districts are diverse with some being mostly urban such as Dartford, and others more polycentric such as Thurrock. Non-metropolitan districts are subdivisions of English non-metropolitan counties which have a two-tier structure of local government. Two-tier non-metropolitan counties have a county council and several districts, each with
100-513: A merger of the two previous districts of Suffolk Coastal and Waveney . In 2021 it had a population of 246,058. It is the most populous district in the country not to be a unitary authority . The district is on the coast, facing the North Sea . Much of the coast and adjoining areas lies within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths , a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . Some northern parts of
125-457: A style enjoyed by a predecessor authority, which can date back centuries. Some districts such as Oxford or Exeter have city status , granted by letters patent , but this does not give the local council any extra powers other than the right to call itself a city council . By 1899, England had been divided at district level into rural districts , urban districts , municipal boroughs , county boroughs and metropolitan boroughs . This system
150-486: A type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially shire counties ) in a two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with borough status are known as boroughs , able to appoint a mayor and refer to itself as a borough council. Some shire counties now have no sub divisions so are a single Non-metropolitan district such as Cornwall. Typically
175-464: Is also served by four weekday buses a day between Aldeburgh and Halesworth and a once-daily Monday-to-Friday service between Leiston and Framlingham . There is also demand-responsive transport for disabled passengers. In order of birth: East Suffolk (district) East Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk , England. The largest town is Lowestoft , which contains Ness Point ,
200-630: Is surrounded by the parkland of three country houses, in an area known as the Garden of Suffolk. It takes its name from a ford across the nearby River Yox , where oxen could pass. The village includes the junction of the A12 trunk road and the A1120 . Before 1 April 2019, its electoral ward in the Suffolk Coastal district bore the same name, but the village is now within the enlarged ward of Yoxford and Kelsale, in
225-537: Is the responsibility of the Broads Authority . The district council appoints one of its councillors to sit on that authority. The council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election , being run by a coalition of the Greens , Liberal Democrats and an independent councillor , led by Green councillor Caroline Topping. Political control of the council since 2019 has been as follows: The councillors of
250-620: The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich . Up to about 1830, the village came under the Blything Hundred . On the edge of the village is Cockfield Hall , once the old home of the Blois family . The village is known for its antique shops. It also has a general store, a restaurant and a village hall. Benjamin Britten and librettist Eric Crozier are believed to have adapted the name of Yoxford to create
275-584: The District Councils' Network , special interest group which sits within the Local Government Association . The network's purpose is to "act as an informed and representative advocate for districts to government and other national bodies, based on their unique position to deliver for local people." This is a list of two-tier non-metropolitan counties and their districts. All unitary authorities are also non-metropolitan districts, which, with
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#1732868644454300-431: The East Suffolk district . At the 2011 census, the previous ward's population was 1901. The Church of St Peter has a 15th-century Perpendicular-style exterior, but is mainly Victorian inside. However, it possesses a number of 15th–17th-century monumental brasses , which are displayed on the walls. The finely carved font dates from the early 15th century and the pulpit from the 17th century. The church parish belongs to
325-688: The Griffin Inn , a medieval house that reopened in 2013, and The King's Head . The Griffin Inn offers accommodation, as does the 18th-century Satis House. This is sometimes described wrongly as the original for the Satis House in Charles Dickens 's Great Expectations . In fact the book describes Restoration House in Rochester, Kent , referred to as satis by Queen Elizabeth I of England . Yoxford's Satis House
350-449: The areas for Wales and England had been enacted separately and there were no Welsh metropolitan areas, the term 'non-metropolitan district' does not apply to Wales. A similar system existed in Scotland , which in 1975 was divided into regions and districts, this was also abolished in 1996 and replaced with a fully unitary system . In England most of the district councils are represented by
375-456: The council have been: Following the 2023 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to June 2024, the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. East Suffolk comprises 55 councillors representing 26 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The council is based at East Suffolk House, opposite Melton railway station . The building
400-467: The district lie within The Broads . The neighbouring districts are Babergh , Ipswich , Mid Suffolk , South Norfolk and Great Yarmouth . The district was formed on 1 April 2019 as a merger of the two previous districts of Suffolk Coastal and Waveney. The two councils had previously been working in partnership since 2008. Although it has the same name, the modern district covers a smaller area than
425-526: The easternmost point of the United Kingdom. The second largest town is Felixstowe , which has the country's largest container port . On the district's south-western edge it includes parts of the Ipswich built-up area . The rest of the district is largely rural, containing many towns and villages, including several seaside resorts. Its council is based in the village of Melton . The district was formed in 2019 as
450-487: The exception of those of Berkshire , are coterminous with non-metropolitan counties. For a full list of districts of all types including unitary authorities, metropolitan districts and London boroughs , see Districts of England . This is a list of former two-tier districts in England which have been abolished, by local government reorganisations such as the 2009 structural changes to local government in England . It does not include districts that still exist after becoming
475-568: The fictional town of Loxford, which provides the setting for Britten's opera, Albert Herring . Yoxford and Peasenhall Primary School caters for children aged 3–11. The school has an Early Year Centre, purpose-built for pupils aged from 3–6. The school works in partnership with Middleton Primary School in Middleton, Suffolk and Southwold Primary School in Southwold, Suffolk , the three making up Yox Valley Partnership of Schools. Yoxford's two pubs are
500-528: The former administrative county of East Suffolk , which was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . East Suffolk Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Suffolk County Council . The whole district is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. In the parts of the district within The Broads, town planning
525-449: The two previous districts formed a shadow authority in the year leading up to the council's creation in 2019. The shadow authority was led by Conservative councillor Mark Bee, leader of the outgoing Waveney District Council. He was unsuccessful in securing a seat on the new council at its first elections in May 2019. From East Suffolk Council's first meeting after coming into effect, the leaders of
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#1732868644454550-526: The two-tier structure, but reforms in the 1990s and 2009 reduced their number to 192. A further 55 non-metropolitan districts are now unitary authorities, which combine the functions of county and borough/district councils. In Wales , an almost identical two-tier system of local government existed between 1974 and 1996 (see Districts of Wales ). In 1996, this was abolished and replaced with an entirely unitary system of local government, with one level of local government responsible for all local services. Since
575-611: Was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and the Local Government Act 1972 . Non-metropolitan districts were created by this act in 1974 when England outside Greater London was divided into metropolitan counties and non-metropolitan counties. Metropolitan counties were sub-divided into metropolitan districts and the non-metropolitan counties were sub-divided into non-metropolitan districts. The metropolitan districts had more powers than their non-metropolitan counterparts. Initially, there were 296 non-metropolitan districts in
600-714: Was known as plain Yoxford House until well after the novel appeared, as old Ordnance Survey maps confirm. Every year on the first Sunday after Easter, a competition is held for eating brawn , known locally as pork cheese. A Brawn Queen is picked from the village and her first ceremonial task as Queen is to cut the cheese. The village is served by Darsham railway station on the East Suffolk Line , one mile (1.6 km) away. The line offers hourly weekday services (two-hourly on Sundays) between Ipswich , with connections to London, and Lowestoft , with connections to Norwich. It
625-468: Was purpose-built for the former Suffolk Coastal District Council and opened in 2016, becoming headquarters of the new East Suffolk Council following the formal merger in 2019. The whole district is divided into civil parishes. Thirteen of the parish councils have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council", being: Non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts , or colloquially " shire districts ", are
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