Discover Suffolk

Suffolk is a county in East England. It is to the south of Norfolk, facing the North Sea to the east. Suffolk also borders on Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. It covers 3,798 sq km (1,466 sq mi) and has a population of 716,000 (2011 estimate). The county town is Ipswich.

Suffolk has a picturesque landscape of low-lying plains. Along the coast, defences were erected to protect the coastal towns from erosion. The highest point in Suffolk is Great Wood Hill, which stands at a height of 128 m (420 ft).

Suffolk was the home of two of England's famous painters, Thomas Gainsborough and John Constable, both of whom drew inspiration on the Suffolk landscape in their paintings.

Suffolk comprises seven districts namely Ipswich, Suffolk Coastal, Waveney, Mid Suffolk, Babergh, St Edmundsbury and Forest Heath. The economy of the county is mainly supported by agriculture, including the growing of winter wheat, winter barley and sugar beat.

Towns in Suffolk

Sights in Suffolk

Old Wool Hall in Lavenham, Suffolk
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lavenham_-_Swan_Hotel.jpg
Author: Oxyman


Timber-framed houses on St. Nicholas Street in Ipswich, Suffolk
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ipswich_St_Nicholas_St.jpg
Author: Andrew Dunn


The Shire Hall, a Grade I listed courthouse in Woodbridge, Suffolk
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodbridge_-_Shire_Hall.jpg
Author: Robert Edwards

Map of Ceremonial Counties of England

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