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Felixstowe (/ ˈ f iː l ɪ k s t oʊ / FEE-lic-stoh) is a port town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The estimated population in 2017 was 24,521. [1] The Port of Felixstowe is the largest container port in the United Kingdom. [2] Felixstowe is approximately 72 miles (116 km) northeast of London.
Felixstowe Ferry is a hamlet in Suffolk, England, approximately two miles northeast of Felixstowe at the mouth of the River Deben with a ferry to the Bawdsey peninsula. Two Martello towers dominate the sea front.
Following the formation of a local board of health for Felixstowe and Walton in 1887, one of the first actions of the new board was to commission public offices for the area. [1] The site they selected, which was on the seafront, was given to the town by the lord of the manor, E. G. Pretyman, who lived at Orwell Park.
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Members of the WRNS launching Operation Outward balloons at Felixstowe (1942-1944) The club was founded in 1880. Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, was considered its founder and the first president of the club. The Rt. Hon. A.J. Balfour (the Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905) was one of the first captains in 1889.
The Port of Felixstowe, in Felixstowe, Suffolk, is the United Kingdom's largest container port, [1] dealing with 48% of Britain's containerised trade. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2017, it was ranked as 43rd busiest container port in the world and 8th in Europe, with a handled traffic of 3.85 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). [ 4 ]
The A14 is the nearest major road to Trimley St Mary, and runs between Felixstowe port and the Midlands. [23] The nearest junction is 59, which can be accessed in Trimley. [24] Trimley railway station is a listed building and is on the Felixstowe Branch Line. London Stansted Airport is the nearest airport and is approximately 55 miles away.