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Suffolk is a picturesque county in within East Anglia. Suffolk encompasses one of the most ancient parts of England and has maintained its largely agricultural roots.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds.

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is the county town of Suffolk. The Waterfront was once known as the largest and most important dock in the kingdom. Mostly recognised for its football club, it has had new developments such as the Waterfront entertainment district, the University Campus Suffolk and new shopping developments.

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, or simply Bury, is a historic market town of 40,000 people in the county of Suffolk, in . The town's medieval heritage is still visible in much of the street plan of the town centre which has not changed in 1000 years.

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is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. As the most easterly UK settlement, it is 38 miles north-east of and 22 miles south-east of , and the main town in its district.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Felixstowe and Newmarket.

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is a major port and 'garden resort' on the east coast of , in the county of Suffolk. is long past its heyday as a tourist resort, and is best visited now as a place to enjoy some seaside calm.

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is a market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, 14 miles west of and 14 miles northeast of .

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is a coastal town in east Suffolk, . It has a long pebble beach, fresh seafood, several curious landmarks and an interesting history of survival against being swept away by the North Sea.

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is a town in Suffolk. It is about 8 miles from the coast, on the River Deben and is the location of medieval burial sites and ancient archaeological finds.

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is an historic market town of 24,000 people in Suffolk in the region of East Anglia in . It is home to the Gainsborough's House museum, celebrating the work of the artist, Thomas Gainsborough.

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is a market town of 8300 people on the River Brett in Suffolk, England. It has a 15th-century timber-framed Guildhall and many fine examples of timber and brick listed buildings, some with highly detailed 17th-century plasterwork or "pargeting".

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is a small town in Suffolk. The medieval Castle is a major feature. It is also home to one of the smallest houses in Britain, known as the "Check House".

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is a market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England, next to the borders of and .

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is a market town and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, on the A14 trunk road between to the west and to the southeast.

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is a seaside town and civil parish on the , in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It lies at the mouth of the in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 11 miles south of , 29 miles north-east of and 97 miles north-east of London, within the parliamentary constituency of Suffolk Coastal.

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is in East Anglia. It's a charming working market town catering more for local residents than the tourism industry, but is a good base for exploring the Suffolk coast and inland rural towns and villages.

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is a historic market town in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, set in the Gipping Valley. Nearby villages include , , and .

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is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in north-eastern Suffolk, England. The population stood at 4,726 in the 2011 Census. It lies 15 miles south-west of , on a tributary of the , nine miles upstream from .

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is a market town and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district, in the north of the English county of Suffolk, about 4 miles south of , 17.5 miles north of and 23 miles south-west of .

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is a market town in the civil parish of High, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The town is near the A11, and is 37 mi north-west of .

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is a town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is close to and , 21 miles north-east of and 90 miles north-east of London. The town had a population of 5,508 at the 2011 Census.

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is a village on the Suffolk coast. It has a fine mediaeval castle, built to dominate the River Ore, and a Grade I listed parish church, St Bartholomew's.

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is a town and civil parish in the county of Suffolk. is located in the area of Suffolk in the extreme north-west of the county, close to the adjoining county of .

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are market towns on the River Waveney in Suffolk 5 miles apart on the southern edge of the . They are rural towns catering primarily to the local populations rather than tourists.

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is a small market town in Suffolk on the north bank of the River Stour. won Village of the Year in 2010 and Anglia in Bloom award for Best Large Village 2011 for its floral displays in 2011.

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, is a village in the south-west corner of Suffolk. It is one of the finest examples of a medieval wool town. Most of the houses were built between 1450 and 1500 and are in a remarkable state of preservation.

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is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England. Located around six miles east of straddling the River Box and skirted by the Holbrook.

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, colloquially and historically also referred to as Melford, is a large village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England.

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is an attractive village in Suffolk. In pre-industrial England, wealth came from farming, especially from sheep and wool-processing. was one prosperous centre, already a substantial place when recorded in the Doomsday Book of 1086, and continued so through medieval times.

Suffolk

Latitude of center
52.219° or 52° 13′ 8″ north
Longitude of center
1.063° or 1° 3′ 47″ east
Population
750,000
Elevation
187 feet (57 metres)
Geo­Names ID
11609019
Wiki­data ID
Q23111
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Suffolk” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Suffolk”
  • Arabic: “سوفولك”
  • Aragonese: “Suffolk”
  • Armenian: “Սաֆոլկ”
  • Armenian: “Սուֆոլք”
  • Asturian: “Suffolk”
  • Azerbaijani: “Saffolk qraflığı”
  • Balinese: “Suffolk”
  • Basque: “Suffolk”
  • Belarusian: “графства Сафалк”
  • Belarusian: “графства Суфалк”
  • Belarusian: “Сафалк (графства)”
  • Belarusian: “Сафалк”
  • Belarusian: “Суфалк”
  • Bengali: “সাফোক”
  • Breton: “Suffolk”
  • Bulgarian: “Съфолк”
  • Catalan: “Suffolk”
  • Cebuano: “Suffolk”
  • Central Kurdish: “سافک”
  • Chinese: “Suffolk”
  • Chinese: “修福郡”
  • Chinese: “東安格利亞”
  • Chinese: “沙福郡”
  • Chinese: “萨福克郡”
  • Chinese: “薩福克郡”
  • Cornish: “Suffolk”
  • Croatian: “Suffolk”
  • Czech: “Suffolk”
  • Danish: “Suffolk”
  • Dutch: “Suffolk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سوفولك”
  • Esperanto: “Suffolk”
  • Estonian: “Suffolk”
  • Finnish: “Suffolk”
  • French: “Suffolk”
  • Galician: “Suffolk”
  • Georgian: “საფოლკი”
  • German: “Suffolk”
  • Greek: “Σάφoκ”
  • Greek: “Σάφεκ”
  • Gujarati: “સફોલ્ક”
  • Hebrew: “סאפוק”
  • Hindi: “सफ़क”
  • Hungarian: “Suffolk”
  • Icelandic: “Suffolk”
  • Ido: “Suffolk”
  • Indonesian: “Suffolk”
  • Interlingua: “Suffolk”
  • Irish: “Suffolk”
  • Italian: “Suffolk”
  • Japanese: “サフォーク”
  • Kannada: “ಸಫೊಲ್ಕ್”
  • Korean: “서퍽주”
  • Kurdish: “Suffolk”
  • Ladin: “Suffolk”
  • Latin: “Suffolcia”
  • Latvian: “Safolka”
  • Lithuanian: “Safolkas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Suffolk”
  • Macedonian: “Сафолк”
  • Malagasy: “Suffolk”
  • Malay: “Suffolk”
  • Manx: “Suffolk”
  • Marathi: “सफोक”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Suffolk”
  • Narom: “Suffouc”
  • Northern Frisian: “Suffolk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Suffolk”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Suffolk”
  • Norwegian: “Suffolk”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Suffolk”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Sūþfolc”
  • Ossetian: “Саффолк”
  • Ossetian: “Суффолк”
  • Persian: “سافک”
  • Polish: “Suffolk”
  • Portuguese: “Suffolk”
  • Romanian: “Suffolk”
  • Russian: “Саффолк”
  • Russian: “Суффолк”
  • Scots: “Suffolk”
  • Serbian: “Сафок”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Suffolk”
  • Slovak: “Suffolk”
  • Slovenian: “Suffolk”
  • Spanish: “Suffolk”
  • Sundanese: “Suffolk”
  • Swedish: “Suffolk”
  • Tajik: “Суффолк”
  • Tamil: “சஃபோல்க்”
  • Telugu: “సఫోల్క్”
  • Thai: “ซัฟฟอล์ก”
  • Turkish: “Suffolk”
  • Turkish: “Törensel Suffolk Kontluğu”
  • Ukrainian: “Саффолк”
  • Ukrainian: “Суффолк”
  • Urdu: “سافک”
  • Venetian: “Suffolk”
  • Vietnamese: “Suffolk”
  • Vlaams: “Suffolk”
  • Volapük: “Suffolk”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Suffolk”
  • Welsh: “Suffolk”
  • Western Frisian: “Suffolk”
  • Western Panjabi: “سفوک”
  • Wu Chinese: “萨福克郡”
  • Yiddish: “סאפאלק”
  • Yue Chinese: “修福郡”

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