The Borough of St Edmundsbury is centrally placed between Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich, with historic towns, beautiful villages and thriving communities. Sharing borders with Essex in the south and Norfolk in the north, this part of west Suffolk is an area of unspoilt natural beauty.
The borough enjoys a healthy economy as well as an enviable quality of life and easy access to road, rail and air links.
The borough's largest town is Bury St Edmunds, a market town famed for its Georgian architecture, medieval abbey ruins, national award-winning Abbey Gardens, cathedral and historic centre. It has twice been awarded the accolade of 'best small town in the world' in Nations in Bloom. To the south of the borough is Haverhill, at the forefront of many modern manufacturing processes. It also has its own attractions such as Anne of Cleve's house, a modern town centre with market, and a busy arts centre offering a wide range of cultural activities in the splendidly refurbished Victorian town hall.
St Edmundsbury's rich agricultural landscape features many local communities which all have their individual attractions. Thatched roofs, Suffolk pink houses, village greens, pubs, stately homes and ancient churches can be found throughout the borough. There are windmills, watermills, country parks and even an Anglo-Saxon village at West Stow.
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