SUFFOLK VILLAGE INFO ASKS: ARE OUR VILLAGES BECOMING ‘FOSSILISED’?
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Just some of the villages across West and Mid Suffolk in danger of becoming “fossilised” because of disappearing community facilities, it has been warned by the Country Land and Business Association.
It fears the figure could be even higher because some districts councils – including St Edmundsbury and Babergh did not supply data for the survey which include the larger communities of Elmswell, Woolpit and Barrow.
The CLA says there are 53 fossilised villages in Suffolk Coastal, 25 in Mid Suffolk and 15 in Forest Heath and that building new homes in the communities is considered “unsustainable” due to a lack of services such as post offices, GP surgeries and schools.
The other villages becoming fossilised are: Bedfield, Coddenham, Creeting St Mary, Felsham, Henley, Horham, Mills, Mendham, Metfield, Occold, Palgrave, Redgrave, Ringshall, Stoke Ash, Stonham Aspal, Thorndon, Wattisfield, Wetheringsett, Wilby, Wortham, Worlingworth and Yaxley in the Mid Suffolk area and those in the Forest Heath district are Eriswell, Freckenham, Gazeley, Holywell Row, Icklingham, Moulton, Tuddenham St Mary, Worlington, Cavenham, Dalham, Herringswell, Higham and Santon Downham.
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