Brandon | |
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Location within Suffolk | |
Population | 9,225 (2021 Census) |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Brandon |
Postcode district | IP27 |
Dialling code | 01842 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Website | Official website |
Brandon is a town and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk.[1][2] Brandon is located in the Breckland area of Suffolk in the extreme north-west of the county, close to the adjoining county of Norfolk. It lies between the towns of Bury St Edmunds, Thetford, Mildenhall, Downham Market and the city of Ely.[3] The town is almost entirely surrounded by Thetford Forest.[4]
Best known throughout the ages for its flint industry, Brandon was also one of the Brecks-area towns where soldiers trained during World Wars I and II.[5][4] The town has had a sizeable Polish population since the end of the Second World War, when Polish Allied soldiers were resettled under the Polish Resettlement Act of 1947.[6][7]
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