Knettishall is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the

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district of

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, England. Located on the south bank of the

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(the

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-Suffolk border), in 2005 it had a population of 40. From the 2011 census the population of the village was included in the civil parish of neighbouring Hopton. The parish contains

Knettishall Heath Knettishall Heath is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Knettishall in Suffolk, England. A larger area of 176 hectares is the Knettishall Heath Nature Reserve, which is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Despite its n ...

Country Park and the remains of RAF Knettishall, a

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airfield.

References

External links

Hopton-cum-Knettishall Parish CouncilKnettishall Heath Country Park
Suffolk County Council

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