Playford is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in Suffolk, England, on the outskirts of Ipswich.

It has about 215 residents in 90 households.

[1][2] The name comes from the Old English plega meaning play, sport; used of a place for games, or a courtship or mating-place for animals, and the Old English ford meaning a place where a stream or river can be crossed.

[3] Villages nearby include Rushmere, Little Bealings, Great Bealings, Culpho and Grundisburgh.

There are no pubs or shops in Playford, although it has a church (St Mary's) and a village hall.