Brandon, Suffolk

Brandon
Town square
Brandon is located in Suffolk
Brandon
Brandon
Location within Suffolk
Population9,225 (2021 Census)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBrandon
Postcode districtIP27
Dialling code01842
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
WebsiteOfficial website
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°26′51″N 0°37′27″E / 52.4474°N 0.6242°E / 52.4474; 0.6242

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]

  1. ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Brandon CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 October 2008.[dead link]
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  3. ^ "About Us". Brandon Town Council. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b Brandon Conservation Area Appraisal (PDF) (Report). Forest Heath District Council. 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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