The borough of St Edmundsbury lies in the west of the county of Suffolk, in the region of East Anglia. The borough sits in the centre of the triangle created by the cities of Norwich, Ipswich and Cambridge. It runs from Haverhill in the south, near the Essex and Cambridgeshire borders, up to Knettishall and Euston on the Norfolk boundary. Set in the middle is Bury St Edmunds, the historic market town. It is an area of unspoilt natural beauty, largely excluded from the developments of the industrial revolution and with a keen sense of its rural heritage.