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Suffolk, England

Suffolk
County
Flag of Suffolk.svg Arms of Suffolk.svg
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Guide Our Endeavour"
Suffolk within England
Suffolk in England
Coordinates: 52°10′N 1°00′E / 52.167°N 1.000°E / 52.167; 1.000Coordinates: 52°10′N 1°00′E / 52.167°N 1.000°E / 52.167; 1.000
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region East
Established Ancient
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant Timothy Tollemache
High Sheriff William B Kendall (2016-17)
Area 3,798 km2 (1,466 sq mi)
 • Ranked 8th of 48
Population (mid-2015 est.) 741,900
 • Ranked 32nd of 48
Density 195/km2 (510/sq mi)
Ethnicity 97.2% White
Non-metropolitan county
County council Suffolk County Council
Executive Conservative
Admin HQ Ipswich
Area 4,106 km2 (1,585 sq mi)
 • Ranked 7th of 27
Population 741,900
 • Ranked 13th of 27
Density 195/km2 (510/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2 GB-SFK
ONS code 42
GSS code E10000029
NUTS UKH14
Website www.suffolk.gov.uk
Suffolk numbered districts.svg
Districts of Suffolk
Unitary County council area
Districts
  1. Ipswich
  2. Suffolk Coastal
  3. Waveney
  4. Mid Suffolk
  5. Babergh
  6. St Edmundsbury
  7. Forest Heath
Members of Parliament List of MPs
Police Suffolk Constabulary
Time zone GMT (UTC)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)

Suffolk (/ˈsʌfək/) is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Felixstowe, one of the largest container ports in Europe.

The county is low-lying with very few hills, and is largely arable land with the wetlands of the Broads in the north. The Suffolk Coast and Heaths are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

By the fifth century, the Angles (after whom East Anglia and England are named) had established control of the region. The Angles later became the "north folk" and the "south folk", from which developed the names "Norfolk" and "Suffolk". Suffolk and several adjacent areas became the kingdom of East Anglia, which later merged with Mercia and then Wessex.


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