Suffolk ( SUF-ək) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement. The county has an area of 3,798 km2 (1,466 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 786,231 in 2024. Ipswich is in the south of the county, and its other principal towns include Lowestoft in the north-east, Haverhill in the south-west, and Bury St Edmunds in the west.
