The
River Gipping is the source river for the
River Orwell in the county of
Suffolk in
East Anglia,
England, which gave its name to the former
Gipping Rural District and the village of
Gipping. It rises near
Mendlesham Green and flows in a south-westerly direction to reach
Stowmarket. From there it flows towards the south or south east, passing through
Needham Market and a number of villages to reach
Ipswich, where it becomes the Orwell. The river has supplied power to a number of watermills, several of which are still standing. None are operational, although the mill at
Baylham retains most of its machinery, and is the only complete mill on the river.