Suffolk

Suffolk (pronounced 'suffuk') is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of 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, at {{coor dms|52|03|22|N|1|08|59|E|}} and other important towns are Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds.

History

Suffolk was part of the kingdom of East Anglia made up of two main tribes; the Iceni in the North and the Trinovantes of the South (loosely Norfolk/Suffolk). Perhaps the most well known of the tribal kings was Prasutagas, (an Iceni) whose death gave the Romans a strategic opportunity to invade East Anglia and 'take' the throne. Prasutagas's widow, Boadicea protested. The Romans had her flogged and her daughters were publicly raped. Such public damnation enraged the Angles and Queen Boudicea raised the tribes in revolt against the Roman rule - culminating in defeat in battle near London.

Related Topics:
East Anglia - Norfolk - Boadicea - Romans - Angles - Boudicea - London

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In 1974, Suffolk was split into five administrative districts, Suffolk Coastal, West Suffolk, Babergh, Forest Heath and Mid Suffolk with Suffolk Coastal's council based in Woodbridge, Babergh's in Hadleigh, Mid-Suffolk's in Needham Market, Forest Heath's in (Mildenhall) and West Suffolk's in Bury St Edmunds. There is also Waveney (with its council based in Lowestoft) and Ipswich Borough which is the administrative council controlling the county town.

Related Topics:
1974 - Administrative districts - Suffolk Coastal - West Suffolk - Babergh - Forest Heath - Mid Suffolk - Waveney - Lowestoft

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