county town of Suffolk, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ipswich is a large town in the East Anglian county of Suffolk England. It is the county town of Suffolk. It is near the estuary of the River Orwell. 117,069 people live there.[1] In the Tudor period Ipswich was famous for the Wool Trade and there are still a lot of Tudor buildings which survive to this day. Thomas Wolsey, who was a famous adviser to Henry VIII was born in Ipswich. In modern times Ipswich became infamous as in 2006 a serial killer murdered five sex workers over a short space of time.[2]
Ipswich
Borough of Ipswich | |
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Coordinates: 52°3′34″N 1°9′20″E | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent Country | England |
Region | East Anglia |
County | Suffolk |
Borough | Ipswich |
Government | |
• Type | Leader and Cabinet |
• MPs | Sandy Martin Dan Poulter |
Area | |
• Town and Borough | 15.22 sq mi (39.42 km2) |
Population (2011) | |
• Town and Borough | Ranked 157th 133,384 |
• Density | 8,900/sq mi (3,438/km2) |
• Urban | 180,000 (approx.) |
• Ethnicity | 90.5% White 3.9% S. Asian 2.1% Black 1.1% Chinese or Other 2.4% Mixed Race |
Postcode | IP |
Area code | 01473 |
Vehicle registration area code | AV, AW, AX, AY |
ONS code | 42UD |
The town is home to Ipswich Town F.C., an association football team. They play in the town at a stadium called Portman Road.
Ipswich is one of the oldest towns in England.
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