Framlingham
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| Framlingham | |
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| Population | 2,839 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Suffolk Coastal |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WOODBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | IP13 |
| Dial code | 01728 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places | |
Framlingham is an market town in East Suffolk, England. It is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Framlingham has a conservation area. The town is home to the monthly community newsletter Framfare, the summer arts festival Arts Framlingham, Framlingham Castle, the comprehensive secondary school Thomas Mills, the independent school Framlingham College and St Michael the Archangel church. It is home to the two oldest working Post Office Pillar boxes in the uK which date from 1856 and can be seen at Double St and College Rd. They also feature on the Town Sign.
Nearby villages include Earl Soham, Kettleburgh, Parham, Saxtead, and Sweffling.
A man from Framlingham, named Thomas Danforth, who went to America named a town, Framingham, Massachusetts, after here. The reason the letter L was dropped is still today unknown but it may have been carelessness.
It was once referred to as 'Frimley Framlingham' by locals as a term of greater endearment. 'Fram' is today a more common name, however, and is used by most of Suffolk rather than the whole name.
In 2006, 'Country Life' magazine voted Framlingham the number 1 place to live in the Country.
[edit] External links
- The Framlingham website website with local history and photographs. Large section on the time of the 390th BG in Suffolk.
- Framlingham.com
- Framfare.com
- Diss Express - Framlingham's local newspaper website
- ArtsFramlingham.org
- Easton Cricket Club
