Suffolk is the most easterly county in the country, where Ness Point in Lowestoft is as far as you can go

The name Suffolk means 'Southern Folk' coming from the Angles who settled here in the 5th century, where Norfolk were the 'Northern Folk'

The county of Suffolk covers 1,466 square miles and had a population of 730,000 at the 2011 census

The highest point in the county is at Great Wood Hill standing at 128 metres (420ft)

The Nutshell pub is the smallest in the country located in Bury St Edmunds, measuring 15ft x 7ft and opened in 1867, once a fruit shop

The white bricks from Woolpit were used to build the first ever White House in America, it is believed

Bawdsey was the first radar station in the world and allowed the RAF the edge needed to win the Battle of Britain

The Orwell Bridge opened in 1982 and was one of Europe's largest pre-stressed concrete structures

Jane Taylor from Lavenham, wrote "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" in 1806

The largest hoard of Roman Gold and Silver in Britain was found at Hoxne in 1992