Brandon
Brandon is a town as well as civil parish in the English region of Suffolk. Brandon is located in the Breckland area on the border of Suffolk with the adjacent area of Norfolk. Bordered by Forestry Commission and also agricultural land it is thought about a country town. The town's current population is recorded as 9,636 individuals in the 2011 UK Census. Brandon has three schools; 2 main, Forest Academy and also Glade Academy; and also one Senior high school, IES Breckland. Brandon's population has steadily enhanced since the Second World War as a result of migration. After the war, there was an increase of servicemen from Poland who settled in the community and likewise in nearby Weeting, Norfolk. The Cold War saw several American service people and their families billeted in and around the community. The Greater London Council looked after the structure of a large Council estate off Thetford Road and also Bury Road in the 1970s and also numerous London families were moved to Brandon throughout that time.