Great Blakenham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England located near the town of Ipswich.

Great Blakenham
Church of St Mary
Great Blakenham is located in Suffolk
Great Blakenham
Great Blakenham
Location within Suffolk
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townIpswich
Postcode districtIP6
Dialling code01473
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°06′52″N 1°05′37″E / 52.114314°N 1.093623°E / 52.114314; 1.093623

An energy from waste Centre built by SITA UK was opened in December 2014 on the former site of the Highway Agency's Depot. All refuse from residential properties in Mid Suffolk and Babergh is sent here, No refuse goes to Landfill. .[1]

A holiday centre, Valley Ridge, is planned to be built near Great Blakenham, following a series of plans initiated in 2004. As of 2021, new plans have been submitted and completion of the project is intended in 2024.

References edit

  1. ^ "EE0214-Energy-from-waste plant Great Blakenham | IEMA". www.iema.net. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

External links edit

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