Ipswich
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 | |
|---|---|
 Clockwise from top left: Christchurch Mansion, St Lawrence Church, Ipswich Waterfront, Orwell Bridge, Ipswich Town Centre | |
 Location within Suffolk | |
  Ipswich Location within England  Ipswich Location within the United Kingdom | |
| 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.
References
- "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
- "Third prostitute 'was strangled'". BBC. 2006-12-12. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
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