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Ipswich is the largest town in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, [48] [49] and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, after Peterborough and Norwich. It is 50 miles (80 km) northeast of London and in 2011 had a population of 144,957.
A map from 1766 shows the predecessor of the A12 road passing through Rumford (Romford), Burntwood (Brentwood), Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, Woodbridge, Beckles and finally to Great Yarmouth. [18] The 'Ipswich to South Town and Bungay Turnpike' turnpike trust was established in 1785, operating between Ipswich and Great Yarmouth. [19]
The IP postcode area, also known as the Ipswich postcode area, [2] is a group of 33 postcode districts in the east of England, within 15 post towns.These cover most of Suffolk (including Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Aldeburgh, Brandon, Eye, Felixstowe, Halesworth, Leiston, Saxmundham, Southwold, Stowmarket and Woodbridge), southern and southwestern Norfolk (including Thetford, Diss and Harleston ...
The Cornhill can be seen on Ipswich's earliest map. John Speed's 1610 map labeled the square as number 8 and is referred to as "Corne hill" The Cornhill has always been an important area throughout the town's history. It was the location of St Mildred's Church which was later used as an administrative centre.
An Ipswich Society blue plaque was installed on the Town Hall in 2016 commemorating Mary Whitmore, the first woman to be Mayor of Ipswich, in 1946. [4] [5] The council built itself a new civic centre on Civic Drive in 1970 to serve as its main offices, but continued to use the town hall for full council meetings. [6]
John Speed's Ipswich is a graphic account of the town of Ipswich, Suffolk created by John Speed in conjunction with the Dutch engraver, Jodocus Hondius, in 1610. [1] It was featured as an inset for his map of the county of Suffolk, published in Theatre of The Empire of Great Britaine. It is the earliest extant map of Ipswich and features many ...
Ipswich Borough Council is the local authority for Ipswich, a non-metropolitan district with borough status in Suffolk, England.It is the second tier of a two-tier system, fulfilling functions such as refuse collection, housing and planning, with Suffolk County Council providing county council services such as transport, education and social services.
Westgate Ward is located to the north western of Ipswich town centre. In 2005 it had a population of a little over 8,400. At that time a relatively high proportion of the residents were adults living alone [3]