Suffolk Towns A-Z – Page 3

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October 28, 2010
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Ipswich

Getting to Ipswich Coming by road, the town sits on the A12 from London (approx 60 miles) and the A14 from the Midlands and the North. The town is well-served…

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Haverhill

A market town for over 1000 years and still hosting a provisions market on each and every Friday and Saturday. Recorded in the Domesday survey in 1086, but before archaeological…

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Halesworth

Typical Suffolk market town with a host of shops along The Thoroughfare. The town has a long history with the brewing industry, malting and agriculture. The market place boasts some…

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Hadleigh

A royal town for the 9th century Danish King Guthrum, Hadleigh is today a busy, but still a beautiful market town. Guthrum had been captured by King Alfred, but pardoned…

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October 19, 2010
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Framlingham

Attractive market town with fine domestic architecutre, particularly in Market Hill and Castle Street. Remains of a gatehouse and external walls (and 13 towers) of 12th Century Castle. The castle’s…

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October 6, 2010
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Felixstowe

Felixstowe lays at the coastal tip of a flat peninsula bordered by the Rivers Deben and Orwell and the North Sea. The peninsula includes wide expanses of farmland, beautiful countryside…

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Eye

Eye’s history dates back to Roman times. A small agricultural town south of Diss that sits on the River Dove. William Malet built Eye Castle on the only high ground…

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East Bergholt

The birthplace of artist John Constable (1776) and a place repeatedly painted by him. Of note is Bridge Cottage which was used as a location by the artist John Constable.…

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Dunwich

The 13th Century port of Dunwich, with its six churches lies at the bottom of the sea and today all that is left is a small hamlet with around 100…

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Debenham

Thriving community nestled in the heart of Suffolk. It has a long history dating back to its first settlement by the Angles in 550 AD. Close to the source of…