 East of England Sense of Place Suffolk
Guided tours of Suffolk's past
Introduction to Suffolk
Silly Suffolk Yes, Suffolk used to have this nickname – but only on account of its many fine churches! 'Silly' was being used in its original sense of holy, or unworldly. The churches bear witness to the wealth of the wool merchants who once lived in these places - men like the Spring family of Lavenham. The sandy soils in the east and north-west of the county are less productive than the central belt of clay, and in these areas much land is given to forestry; military air bases are also to be found. See also The Farming Year. In the west there is chalk downland. Once the only accessible land approach, today it still carries the A14 and the railway - the main routes into Suffolk.
Monarchs and others have favoured the famous racecourse at Newmarket for over 300 years.
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