East Anglia
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East Anglia is an area in the East of England. It comprises the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, with Cambridgeshire and Essex also included in some definitions. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, a people whose name originated in Anglia, in what is now Northern Germany.
Norwich, with an urban population of 210,000, is the largest settlement in East Anglia.
Ipswich, with an urban population of 180,000, is the second largest settlement in East Anglia.
Peterborough, with an urban population of 160,000, is the third largest settlement in East Anglia.
Port of Felixstowe – Landguard Terminal in the foreground with Trinity Terminal in the background
Suffolk
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Suffolk 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 and the county town.
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Excavation of the Sutton Hoo burial ship in 1939
16th century cottage in Ixworth, with pargetting and traditional Suffolk Pink limewash