Ipswich ⁱ/ˈɪpswɪtʃ/ is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell. Nearby towns are Felixstowe, Needham Market and Stowmarket in Suffolk and Harwich and Colchester in Essex.

The town of Ipswich overspills the borough boundaries significantly, with 85% of the town's population living within the borough at the time of the 2001 Census, when it was the third-largest settlement in the United Kingdom's East of England region, and the 49th largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

The modern name is derived from the medieval name 'Gippeswick', probably taken from the River Gipping which is the non-tidal section of the River Orwell. As of 2007, the borough of Ipswich is estimated to have a population of approximately 128,000 inhabitants.

Under the Roman empire, the area around Ipswich formed an important route inland to rural towns and settlements via the rivers Orwell and Gipping.^{[citation needed]} A large Roman fort, part of the coast defences of Britain, stood at Walton near Felixstowe (13 miles, 21 km), and the largest Roman villa in Suffolk (possibly an administrative complex) stood at Castle Hill (north-west Ipswich).

Georgina "George" Kingsley (born 15 March 1993), most commonly known by her stage name Georgi Kay, is an Australian Indie Pop musician, based in Perth, Western Australia. In 2010 she was the winner of The WAM Song of the Year Award for her original love song 'Breakfast in Bedlam'. Beginning her music career as the lead guitarist for high-school rock band, The Vains, in 2007, Kingsley took over the roles of lead vocalist and songwriter in the band's second year of performing. In 2009 she left The Vains to embark on a solo career under the name Georgi Kay, releasing the EP 'Strange Things' in March 2010 and the single 'Lionheart' in November of the same year. Her debut 11 Track compilation CD is currently available through independent Distribution.

In her short career, Kingsley has already received an impressive array of awards and nominations. In 2009, her second year of competing, Kingsley was awarded the Most Outstanding Performer Award in the My Big Gig competition. Kingsley then won the 2010 MySpace/Sony/fbiradio National Songwriting competition with the song 'You & Me', she is the youngest ever winner of the WAM Song of the Year Award, winning in 2010 with 'Breakfast in Bedlam'. After winning her category in 2010 and being nominated as a category finalist in 2009, she was one of five nominees worldwide in her category in 2011. She has recently been nominated for an Independent Music Award for the song 'Back to Back'.