Woodbridge, Suffolk

Woodbridge
The harbour, with Woodbridge Tide Mill in the background
Woodbridge
Location within Suffolk
Woodbridge
Location within the United Kingdom
Coordinates: 52°05′38″N 01°19′12″E / 52.09389°N 1.32000°E / 52.09389; 1.32000
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent CountryEngland
RegionEast Anglia
CountySuffolk
Population
 (2011)
  Total
7,749
  Estimate 
(2020)
8,244
 (2011 Census)
Postcode
Area code01394
Websitewww.eastsuffolk.gov.uk

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. In 2011 it had a population of 7,749.

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. Several festivals are held. As a "gem in Suffolk's crown" (according to The Suffolk Coast tourist site) it has been named the best place to live in the East of England.