Woodbridge | |
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Coordinates: 52°05′38″N 01°19′12″E / 52.09389°N 1.32000°E | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent Country | England |
Region | East Anglia |
County | Suffolk |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,749 |
• Estimate (2020) | 8,244 |
(2011 Census) [1] | |
Postcode | |
Area code | 01394 |
Website | www |
Woodbridge is a port town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is 8 miles (13 km) up the River Deben from the sea. It lies 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Ipswich and around 74 miles (119 km) north-east of London.[2] In 2011 it had a population of 7749.
The town is close to some major archaeological sites of the Anglo-Saxon period, including the Sutton Hoo burial ship. It is well known for its boating harbour and tide mill next to the River Deben, in the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape.[3] Several festivals are held.[4] As a "gem in Suffolk's crown" (according to The Suffolk Coast tourist site)[5] it has been named the best place to live in the East of England.[6]