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The Port of Ipswich can be dated to c.625. The name Ipswich was originally Gippeswyc, [ 1 ] referring to the River Gyppes with a suffix derived from the Scandinavian term vik, which had evolved from meaning bay or inlet to mean landing-place, following the proliferation of merchants requiring places to unload their goods and conduct trade. [ 2 ]
The Ipswich Docks, Ipswich wet dock and the wet dock, are a series of docks in Port of Ipswich located at a bend of the River Orwell which has been used for trade since at least the 8th Century. A wet dock was constructed in 1842 which was 'the biggest enclosed dock in the United Kingdom ' at the time.
The Ipswich Waterfront is a cultural and historically significant area surrounding the marina in the town of Ipswich, Suffolk, England.The modern dock was constructed in 1842 and the area was a functioning dock up until the 1970s.
Ipswich (/ ˈ ɪ p s w ɪ tʃ / ⓘ) is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England.It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, after Peterborough and Norwich.
Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.The population was 13,785 at the 2020 census. [1] Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island.
Port of Ipswich; L. Lake Lothing; P. Port of Lowestoft; S. Southwold This page was last edited on 5 March 2021, at 20:17 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
As part of the Redcliffe-Maud Report of the 1960s, it was proposed that the Haven ports be placed in a single unitary authority, known as "Ipswich, Suffolk & North East Essex". When Labour lost power in the 1970 election the Redcliffe-Maude plans were scrapped, but the new Conservative government had its own plans for local government reform ...
Railway viaduct over Spring Road, Ipswich. Ipswich is the county town of Suffolk, England.It is a medieval port and industrial town with a strong transport history; the urban area has a population of 122,000 and currently offers urban transport services for cars, cycles and buses.