Suffolk

Suffolk is a county in East Anglia sharing borders with the counties of Essex, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.

It is a remarkably flat and low-lying county, with large areas having been reclaimed from the sea over the centuries. Parts of these areas are made up of marshes and wetland. Towards the northern extremities of the county, on the border with Norfolk, is an area known as The Broads.

The southern regions of the county are sometimes referred to as Constable Country, due to the affection shown by John Constable to the area (it is often overlooked, however, that many of Constable’s works are in fact of scenes in neighbouring Essex).

Suffolk’s county town is Ipswich, and this is the largest city in this part of the UK. Suffolk is also home to the UK’s most easterly town, Lowestoft. Other notable towns and cities in Suffolk include Bury St. Edmunds, Stowmarket and Woodbridge and Felixstowe which is also the UK’s largest container port.