Editing Ipswich (section)

===21st century===
[[File:RS1497 Waterfront location (32)-lpr.jpg|thumb|The [[Ipswich Waterfront]]]]

Ipswich has experienced a building boom in the early part of the 21st century. Construction has mainly concentrated around the [[Deindustrialization|former industrial]] dock which is now known as the [[Ipswich Waterfront]]. Regeneration to the area has made it a hub of culture in Ipswich, the area boasts fine dining restaurants, a boutique hotel, and the new regional university, the [[University of Suffolk]]. The new high rise buildings of the Regatta Quay development has topped the list of the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in Ipswich|tallest buildings in Ipswich]]. The mixed-use high rise building, [[The Mill (building)|The Mill]], is currently the tallest building in Suffolk.

Ipswich has made several unsuccessful bids for [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geater |first=Paul |title=Suffolk to start new bid to bring city status to county town of Ipswich |url=https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/suffolk-backs-ipswich-city-bid-1-5301212 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224062411/https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/suffolk-backs-ipswich-city-bid-1-5301212 |archive-date=24 February 2019 |access-date=23 February 2019 |website=Ipswich Star |date=30 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref> The town does not have a cathedral, so the [[Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich]] is based at [[Bury St Edmunds]], the former [[county town]] of [[West Suffolk (county)|West Suffolk]].

Ipswich is the largest town in Suffolk, followed by [[Lowestoft]] and [[Bury St Edmunds]],<ref>{{Cite web  |date=2021 |title=Ipswich Guide |url=https://www.thesuffolkcoast.co.uk/suffolk-coast-towns-and-villages/ipswich |access-date=11 July 2021 |website=www.thesuffolkcoast.co.uk|publisher=The Suffolk Coast }}</ref><ref name="allabout">{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Explore Ipswich |url=https://allaboutipswich.com/ |website=All About Ipswich |access-date=12 July 2021 |language=en |date=11 July 2021}}</ref> and the third-largest population centre in [[East Anglia]], after [[Peterborough]] and [[Norwich]]. It is {{convert|50|mi}} northeast of [[London]] and in 2011 had a population of 144,957. The [[Ipswich built-up area]] is the fourth-largest in the [[East of England]] and the 42nd-largest in England and Wales.<ref name="BUA">{{Cite web |title=2011 Census - Built-up areas |url=http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/747.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921045319/http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/747.aspx |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=7 August 2013 |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics|ONS]]}}</ref> It includes the towns and villages of [[Kesgrave]], [[Woodbridge, Suffolk|Woodbridge]], [[Bramford]] and [[Martlesham Heath]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/adhocs/13053midyearpopulationestimatesbybuiltupareasincludingsubdivisionsbyagegroups2001to2019|title = Mid-year population estimates by built-up areas (Including subdivisions) by age groups, 2001 to 2019 - Office for National Statistics}}</ref>