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ID: 7008185
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Record Type: administrative |
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Suffolk (county) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 52 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 52.1667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 1.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises sandy beaches, craggy cliffs, and deep estuaries; occupied during prehistoric and Roman times; formed part of kingdom of East-Anglia from 5th-9th century; has been mostly agricultural since the 18th century; known for large Suffolk draft horses; currenty the county is divided into seven districts. |
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| Suffolk (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Suff (C,V)
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............ | abbreviation |
| Suffk (C,V)
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............ | abbreviation |
| SFK (C,V)
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............ | abbreviation |
| County of Suffolk (NA,V,English,U)
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| Suffolk, County of (NA,V,English,U)
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| UKN5 (NA,V,FIPS,English,U)
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| Sudfulc (H,V)
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............ | documented in 1086 in the Domesday Book |
| Suthfolchi (H,V)
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............ | documented 895 |
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| county (preferred, C) |
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| second level subdivision (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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