Suffolk
This article is about the English county. For other uses, see Suffolk (disambiguation).
| Suffolk | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Status: | Ceremonial & Administrative County |
| Region: | East of England |
| Area: - Total - Admin. council | Ranked 8th 3,801 km² Ranked 7th |
| Admin HQ: | Ipswich |
| : | GB-SFK |
| ONS code: | 42 |
| NUTS 3: | UKH14 |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density - Admin. council | Ranked 32nd 671,931 177 / km² Ranked 14th |
| Ethnicity: | 97.2% White |
| Politics | |
| Suffolk County Council http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/ | |
| Executive: | Labour & Liberal Democrat |
| Members of Parliament | |
| Bob Blizzard, John Gummer, Michael Lord, Chris Mole, David Ruffley, Richard Spring, Tim Yeo | |
| Districts | |
Suffolk (pronounced 'suffuk') is a large, low-lying county in East Anglia in eastern 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 and other important towns are Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds.
The Suffolk Broads area is part of The Broads National Park. The Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
From 1889 to 1974, Suffolk was split into two administrative counties, East Suffolk and West Suffolk, with East Suffolk's council based in Ipswich, and West Suffolk's in Bury St Edmunds.
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