Ipswich
—  Town  —
Borough of Ipswich
Motto: King, Commons, Lords
Shown within Suffolk
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent Country	England
Region	East of England
County	Suffolk
Borough	Ipswich
Government Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
- Type	Ipswich Borough Council
- MPs	Michael Lord, Chris Mole
Area - Ranked 320th
- Borough	15. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Sir Michael Nicholson Lord (born October 17, 1938, south Manchester) is a British politician and Conservative Member of Parliament Christopher David Mole, known as Chris Mole, (born 16 March 1958 Bromley) is the current Member of Parliament for Ipswich in eastern England Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available 2 sq mi (39. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 42 km²)
Population
- Borough	Ranked 164th 120,400
- Density	7,909. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi (3,054/km²)
- Urban	138,718
- Ethnicity	90. 5% White 2. 1% Black 3. 9% S. Asian 1. 1% Chinese or Other 2. 4% Mixed RaceUNIQ70aa58,952ac7c5cd-ref-0,000,047D-QINU
ONS code	42UD

Timber framed buildings in St Nicholas Street

The Ancient House is decorated with a particularly fine example of pargeting

Ipswich (pronunciation (help·info); IPA: /ˈɪpswɪtʃ/) is a non-metropolitan district in and the county town of Suffolk, England on the estuary of the River Orwell. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data The Ancient House, Ipswich, also known as Sparrowes House is a Grade I listed building dating from the 1400s located in the Buttermarket area Pargeting (or sometimes pargetting) is a decorative Plastering applied to building walls Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open The River Orwell flows through the County of Suffolk in England. The town of the same name overspills the borough boundaries significantly, with only 85% of the town's population living within the borough at the time of the 2001 Census, when it was the third-largest settlement in the United Kingdom's East of England region, and the 38th largest urban area in England. During 2001 population Censuses were conducted in Australia: See Census in Australia Austria: See Demographics of Austria The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland ^[2]

As of 2006, the borough is estimated to have a population of approximately 120,000 inhabitants. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

History

The Eemian interglacial is known as the Ipswichian period in geology and occurred about 120,000 years ago. The Eemian interglacial era, now known as the Eemian Stage is temporally equivalent to the Sangamon Stage in North America, the Ipswichian Stage in ^[3]

Under the Roman empire, the area around Ipswich formed an important route inland to rural towns and settlements via the Orwell and Gipping. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The River Gipping is the source River for the River Orwell in the County of Suffolk in East Anglia, England, which gave A large Roman fort, part of the coast defences of Britain, stood at Felixstowe (13 miles, 21 km), and the largest villa in Suffolk stood at Castle Hill (north-west Ipswich). The Latin word castra, with its singular castrum, was used by the ancient Romans to mean buildings or plots of land reserved to or constructed for use as a military Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. A villa was originally an Upper-class Country house, though since its origins in Roman times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably

Ipswich is one of England's oldest towns,^[4][5] and took shape in Anglo-Saxon times as the main centre between York and London for North Sea trade to Scandinavia and the Rhine. The Oldest town in Britain is a title claimed by a number of settlements in Great Britain. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge It served the Kingdom of East Anglia, and began developing in the time of King Rædwald, supreme ruler of the English (616-624). The Kingdom of the East Angles or Kingdom of East Anglia was one of the ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Rædwald, son of Tytila, was King of the East Angles from c 600 AD until his death in c 624 AD The famous ship-burial and treasure at Sutton Hoo nearby (9 miles, 14. Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, is the site of two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries 5 km) is probably his grave. The Ipswich Museum houses replicas of the Roman Mildenhall Treasure and the Sutton Hoo treasure. Ipswich Museum is a registered Museum of culture history and natural heritage located in Ipswich, the County Town of the English county of Suffolk A replica is a copy that is relatively indistinguishable from the original Mildenhall Treasure is a major Hoard of 33 Roman Silver objects found in the Mildenhall area of the English county of Suffolk Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, is the site of two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries A gallery devoted to the town's origins includes Anglo-Saxon weapons, jewellery and other artefacts. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south A weapon is a Tool used either in Hunting, or attack or defence in Combat for the purpose of subduing enemy personnel or to destroy enemy weapons Jewellery (also spelled jewelry, see spelling differences) is a personal Ornament, such as a necklace ring or bracelet made from Gemstones

The seventh-century town, called 'Gippeswick'^[6] was centred near the quay. Towards 700 AD, Frisian potters from the Netherlands area settled in Ipswich and set up the first large-scale potteries in England since Roman times. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Their wares were traded far across England, and the industry was unique to Ipswich for 200 years. ^[7][8] With growing prosperity, in about 720 AD a large new part of the town was laid out in the Buttermarket area. Ipswich was becoming a place of national and international importance. ^[9] Parts of the ancient road plan still survive in its modern streets. After the invasion of 869 Ipswich fell under Viking rule. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas The earth ramparts circling the town centre were probably raised by Vikings in Ipswich around 900 to prevent its recapture by the English. ^[10][11] They were unsuccessful. The town operated a Mint under royal licence from King Edgar of England in the 970s, which continued through the Norman Conquest until the time of King John, in about 1215. A mint is an industrial facility which manufactures Coins for Currency. Edgar I the Peaceful or the Peaceable (c 7 August 943&ndash8 July 975 1 John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death ^[12] The abbreviation 'Gipes' appears on the coins.

King John granted the town its first charter in 1200, laying the mediaeval foundations of its modern civil government. A city charter or town charter (generically municipal charter) is a legal Document establishing a Municipality such as a City or ^[13][14] In the next four centuries it made the most of its wealth, trading Suffolk cloth with the Continent. A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. Five large religious houses, including two Augustinian Priories (St Peter and St Paul, and Holy Trinity, both mid-12th century^[15]), and those of the Greyfriars (Franciscans, before 1298), Ipswich Whitefriars (Carmelites founded 1278-79) and Blackfriars (Dominicans, before 1263), stood in mediaeval Ipswich. The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430) are several Catholic Monastic orders and congregations The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic Ipswich Whitefriars is the name usually given to the Carmelite Priory, a Catholic religious house which formerly stood near the centre of the medieval town of The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites (sometimes simply Carmel by Synecdoche; Latin: Ordo fratrum Beatæ The Order of Preachers ( Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum) after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is The last Carmelite Prior of Ipswich was the celebrated John Bale, author of the oldest English historical verse-drama (Kynge Johan, c. For the American baseball player use John Bale (baseball John Bale ( 21 November, 1495 &ndashNovember 1563 was an 1538). ^[16] There were also several hospitals, including the leper hospital of St Mary Magdalene, founded before 1199. During the Middle Ages the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Grace was a famous pilgrimage destination, and attracted many pilgrims including Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. This ecumenical article is about general Christian views on and veneration of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Ipswich (also known as Our Lady of Grace) was a popular English Marian shrine before the English Reformation. In Religion and Spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or Search of great Moral significance Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Catherine of Aragon (16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536 also known as Catharine, Katherine or Katharine ( Castilian Infanta Catalina ^[17][18] At the Reformation the statue was taken away to London to be burned, though some claim that it survived and is preserved at Nettuno, Italy. This article is about the Italian town near Rome "Nettuno" is also Italian for Neptune. ^[19]

Around 1380, Geoffrey Chaucer satirised the merchants of Ipswich in the Canterbury Tales. Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343 – 25 October 1400? was an English author poet Philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and Diplomat. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in Prose, the rest in verse) Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, the son of a wealthy landowner, was born in Ipswich about 1475. Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (c1470–1471 – November 28 or November 29 1530 who was born in Ipswich Suffolk England was an English Statesman and a cardinal One of Henry VIII's closest political allies, he founded a college in the town in 1528, which was for its brief duration one of the homes of the Ipswich School. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. Ipswich School is a private day and Boarding school in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, serving pupils of both sexes from two to eighteen years of ^[20] He remains one of the town's most famed figures.

In the time of Queen Mary the Ipswich Martyrs were burnt at the stake on the Cornhill for their Protestant beliefs. Mary I (18 February 1516 &ndash 17 November 1558 was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death The Ipswich Martyrs were nine people burnt at the stake for their Protestant beliefs around 1538-1558 Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. A monument commemorating this event now stands in Christchurch Park. Christchurch Park is a 70 acre area of rolling lawns wooded areas and delicately created arboreta in central Ipswich, Suffolk, England. From 1611 to 1634 Ipswich was a major centre for emigration to New England. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the This was encouraged by the Town Lecturer, Samuel Ward. For others with this name see Samuel Ward (disambiguation. ---- Samuel Ward (born in Haverhill, Suffolk in 1577— died 1639 His brother Nathaniel Ward was first minister of Ipswich, Massachusetts, where a promontory was named 'Castle Hill' after the place of that name in north-west Ipswich, UK. The Reverend Nathaniel Ward (1578 &mdash October 1652) a Puritan clergyman and pamphleteer in England and Massachusetts, wrote the first constitution Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

The painter Thomas Gainsborough lived and worked in Ipswich. Thomas Gainsborough (christened 14 May 1727 &ndash died 2 August 1788 was one of the most famous portrait and landscape painters of 18th century Britain. In 1835, Charles Dickens stayed in Ipswich and used it as a setting for scenes in his novel The Pickwick Papers. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, better known as The Pickwick Papers, is the first novel by Charles Dickens. The hotel where he resided first opened in 1518; it was then known as The Tavern and is now known as the Great White Horse Hotel. Dickens made the hotel famous in chapter XXI of The Pickwick Papers, vividly describing the hotel's meandering corridors and stairs.

In 1797 Lord and Lady Nelson moved to Ipswich, and in 1800 Lord Nelson was appointed High Steward of Ipswich. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British

In the mid-19th century Coprolite was discovered, the material was mined and then dissolved in acid, the resulting mixture forming the basis of Fisons fertilizer business. A Coprolite is Fossilized animal dung Coprolites are classified as trace fossils as opposed to body fossils as they give evidence for the animal's behaviour (in In Computer science, ACID ( Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability) is a set of properties that guarantee that Database transactions are Fisons Plc was a British pharmaceutical scientific instrument and horticultural chemical maufacturer based in Ipswich, in the United Kingdom. ^[21]

Modern Ipswich

Ipswich has undergone an extensive gentrification programme in recent years, principally centred around the waterfront. Gentrification, or urban gentrification, is the change in an Urban area associated with the movement of more affluent individuals into a lower-class Though this has turned a deindustrialized dock area into an emerging residential and commercial centre, it is being completed at the expense of much of the town's industrial and maritime heritage and in spite of efforts made by a local civic group, The Ipswich Society. Deindustrialization (also spelled deindustrialisation) is a process of Social and Economic change caused by the removal or reduction of industrial A dock (from Dutch 'dok' is a man-made feature involved in the handling of boats or ships Historic preservation or heritage conservation is a professional endeavor that seeks to preserve the ability of older (e Much of this development is residential and is marketed at high net-worth individuals in the DINKY demographic. DINKY is an Acronym and can stand for any of the following Dual (or double) income no kids As such, some have considered it incompatible with Ipswich's existing socio-economic mix. Socioeconomics or socio-economics is the study of the relationship between economic activity and Social life. It could therefore be considered to be aimed at encouraging economic migration to the town, particularly as a commutable satellite town of London. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

The Tolly Cobbold brewery, built in the 19th century and rebuilt 1894–1896, is one of the finest Victorian breweries in the United Kingdom. Tolly Cobbold is a former brewing company with strong roots in Suffolk, England. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of Beer, though beer can be made in the home and has been for much of beer's history The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located There was a Cobbold brewery in the town from 1746 until 2002 when Ridley's Breweries took Tolly Cobbold over. Location and history The Ridley's Brewery was originally based in Hartford End, Essex. ^[22] Felix Thornley Cobbold presented Christchurch Mansion to the town in 1896. Felix Thornley Cobbold ( 8 September 1841 &ndash 6 December 1909) was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician Christchurch Mansion is a Stately home in the centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

Former stables,^[23] reflected in the glass panels of the Willis Building

The town centre contains the glass-clad building owned by Willis Limited, properly called the Willis Building but still often called the "Willis-Faber building" by locals, as the company Willis Corroon themselves used to be called Willis Faber. For the Willis Building in London also designed by Norman Foster see Willis Building (London The Willis building in Ipswich, England For the Willis Building in London also designed by Norman Foster see Willis Building (London The Willis building in Ipswich, England Designed by Norman Foster, the building dates from 1974. Norman Robert Foster Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM, FRIBA, RDI, (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect whose company It became the youngest Grade I listed building in Britain in 1991 and at the time one of only two buildings to be listed and be under 30 years of age. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance ^[24]

Ipswich is set to be the main hub for University Campus Suffolk, which will give Suffolk its first university, though it is essentially a collaborative project between Suffolk College and two other regional universities. University Campus Suffolk is an educational institution located in the county of Suffolk, United Kingdom that welcomed its first students in September 2007 Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects It is hoped that within a decade, a University of Suffolk in its own right will become established out of UCS.

In September 1993 Ipswich and Arras, Nord Pas-de-Calais, France, became twin towns, and a square in the new Buttermarket development was named Arras Square to mark the relationship. Arras (Atrecht is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. ^[25]

On 13 March 2007 Ipswich was awarded the cleanest town award. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[26]

Ipswich remains a 'town' despite a few attempts at winning 'city' status. ^[27] It does not have a cathedral, so the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich is based at Bury St Edmunds the former headquarters of West Suffolk. The Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich Bury St Edmunds is a town in the county of Suffolk, England and formerly the County town of West Suffolk. West Suffolk was an Administrative county of England created in 1889 from part of the county of Suffolk.

Districts

The Docks is the area around the old commercial docks that are now devoted essentially to leisure use. The area includes extensive recent development of residential apartment blocks and includes the campus of the new University College.

Holywells is the area around Holywells Park, a 67 acre (27 ha) public park, situated near the docks, that was painted by Thomas Gainsborough. Holywells Park is a 67 acre public Park in Ipswich, England situated between Nacton Road and Cliff Lane near the docks Thomas Gainsborough (christened 14 May 1727 &ndash died 2 August 1788 was one of the most famous portrait and landscape painters of 18th century Britain.

Chantry is the name of a housing estate and park to the South-West of Ipswich. Its schools include Chantry High School and the Chantry Infant and Junior Schools which have merged, and been renamed 'The Oaks'. Another school that can be found in the outskirts of Chantry is St Joseph's College. St Joseph’s College is a co-educational Independent school for both day and boarding pupils between the ages of 2½ and 18 in Ipswich, England.

Other districts outside the town centre include Bixley Farm, Broke Hall, California, Castle Hill, The Dales, Gainsborough, Greenwich, Kesgrave, Maidenhall, Pinebrook, Priory Heath, Racecourse, Ravenswood, Rose Hill, Rushmere, Springvale, St Margarets, Stoke, Warren Heath, Whitehouse and Whitton. Whitehouse is a ward in the North-West of Ipswich, UK History Much of the ex-council owned estate was built in the 1950s

To the east of the town is Trinity Park near Bucklesham the home of the annual Suffolk Show one of the County shows in United Kingdom. Bucklesham is a village and Civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk, England, a few miles east of Ipswich. County Shows are summer outdoor Agricultural shows held in various parts of the United Kingdom. The 'Trinity' is the name given to the three animals native to the county of Suffolk, namely Red Poll cattle, the powerful Suffolk Punch horse and the black faced Suffolk Sheep. The Red Poll is a dual purpose breed of Cattle developed in England in the latter half of the 19th century The Suffolk Punch is an English Suffolk are a black-faced open-faced breed of Domestic sheep raised primarily for meat

Culture

Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters in Ipswich, was one of Norman Foster's earliest commissions. Norman Robert Foster Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM, FRIBA, RDI, (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect whose company

Like many other similar towns, Ipswich is home to many artists, with galleries at Christchurch Mansion, the Town Hall, a gallery in the Ancient House and the Artists Gallery in Electric House being the more prominent. Christchurch Mansion is a Stately home in the centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The Ancient House, Ipswich, also known as Sparrowes House is a Grade I listed building dating from the 1400s located in the Buttermarket area The visual arts are further supported with many sites of sculpture with easy accessibility. The Borough Council promotes creation of new public works of art and has been known to make this a condition of planning permission. ^[28]

The town houses Ipswich Museum and the Ipswich Transport Museum. Ipswich Museum is a registered Museum of culture history and natural heritage located in Ipswich, the County Town of the English county of Suffolk The Ipswich Transport Museum is a Museum in Ipswich, Suffolk, England devoted principally to the history of road vehicles as represented by those

Performing arts are well represented with Ipswich being home to DanceEast which has the primary aim of advocating innovation and development of dance in the East of England. ^[29] They are building new premises as part of the waterfront development. These will be the first custom built dance facilities in the East of England at a cost of around £8million.

The Eastern Angles theatre group are based at the Sir John Mills Theatre [1] in Ipswich, named after the famous actor who lived in Felixstowe as a child. Sir John Mills CBE (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 1908 &ndash 23 April 2005) was an English

Since 1991, there has been an annual arts festival called Ip-Art [2] which brings together many events across art disciplines and different venues, notably a free music day in Christchurch Park, which in 2006 had over 50 different acts performing over 7 stages. An arts festival or art fair is a Festival that focuses on the Visual arts, but which may also focus on other arts Christchurch Park is a 70 acre area of rolling lawns wooded areas and delicately created arboreta in central Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

Norwich remains the regional centre for TV broadcasting, but both BBC East and Anglia TV have presenters and offices in Ipswich. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund BBC East is the BBC English Region that produces local Television and Radio programmes for Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, } Anglia Television is the ITV station for the East of England which has been broadcasting since 27 October 1959. The town has three local radio stations, BBC Radio Suffolk covering the entire county, where the East Anglian Accent can be heard on its many phone-ins, the commercial SGR-FM which was founded in 1975 as Radio Orwell covering the A14 corridor in Suffolk and Town 102 which was founded in 2006 and is the first full time commercial station specific for Ipswich. East Anglian English is a dialect of English spoken in East Anglia. SGR FM is a radio station that evolved from Suffolk Group Radio which was the parent company for two Independent Local Radio stations serving the county of Suffolk Town 102 is a radio station serving Ipswich, owned by Tindle Radio plc The younger audience is catered for with Suffolk based Kiss 105-108. Kiss 105-108 is the East of England 's regional radio station broadcast from Reflection House Bury St On 15 August 2007, Ipswich Community Radio launched full-time after successfully gaining a licence in early 2006. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

The town's daily evening newspaper is the Evening Star (Ipswich) which is the sister title to the county's daily morning newspaper the East Anglian Daily Times. The Evening Star is a Local newspaper based in Ipswich. The newspaper started publication on 17 February 1885 and was known The East Anglian Daily Times is a British Local newspaper for Suffolk and Essex, based in Ipswich.

Buildings

In addition to Christchurch Mansion and the Ancient House, Ipswich in the 21st century has some important cultural buildings including the New Wolsey Theatre and the Regent Theatre - the largest theatre venue in East Anglia where in the 1960's The Beatles performed under its former name the Gaumont. The Regent Theatre is a Theatre in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. East Anglia is often used as a shorthand for the Kingdom of the East Angles. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Gaumont is a French film production company founded in 1895 by the engineer-turned-inventor Léon Gaumont (1864-1946

There are several medieval^[30] Ipswich churches but the grandest is the Victorian St Mary le Tower.

Modern buildings include the new Suffolk County Hall in the area known as Ipswich Village close to Ipswich Town's Portman Road stadium. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. Portman Road is an Association football Stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The stadium has hosted England under 21, under 23 and full international matches in addition to an England hockey game.

On the north-west side of Ipswich lies Broomhill Pool, a Grade II listed Olympic-sized lido which opened in 1938 and closed in 2002, since which time a campaign to see it restored and re-opened has been run.

Politics

Ipswich Borough Council offices, on Russell Road

Ipswich is governed locally by a two-tier Council System. Ipswich Borough Council fulfils District Council functions such as refuse collection, housing and planning and Suffolk County Council provides the County Council services such as transport, education and social services. Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. Suffolk County Council is the administrative authority for the county of Suffolk, England, providing a range of services under the control of elected county councillors A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County.

Between 1979 and September 2004 Ipswich Borough Council was under Labour control but the town is now governed by a coalition of Conservative and Liberal Democrat Councillors with Labour in opposition. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the

Suffolk County Council was controlled by a Labour/Liberal Democrat administration between May 1993 and May 2005 but has since reverted to Conservative control, although 10 out of the 13 County Councillors representing Ipswich are Labour and only 1 is a Conservative.

The town is covered by two parliamentary constituencies – Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency), which covers about 75% and is represented by Labour MP Chris Mole, and Central Suffolk & North Ipswich, which covers the remaining 25% and is represented by Conservative MP Michael Lord. Ipswich is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Christopher David Mole, known as Chris Mole, (born 16 March 1958 Bromley) is the current Member of Parliament for Ipswich in eastern England Central Suffolk and North Ipswich is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Sir Michael Nicholson Lord (born October 17, 1938, south Manchester) is a British politician and Conservative Member of Parliament

In April 2006 the borough council initiated public discussions about the idea of turning the borough into a unitary authority^[31] (Ipswich had constituted a county borough from 1889 to 1974, independent of the administrative county of East Suffolk, and this status was not restored by the Banham/Cooksey Commission in the 1990s). Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City East Suffolk, along with West Suffolk, was created in 1888 as an Administrative county of England. The Local Government Commission for England was the body responsible for reviewing the structure of local government in England from 1992 to 2002 Ipswich, Norwich, Exeter and Oxford united to campaign for unitary authority status for the four towns, hoping to use the window of opportunity presented by the October 2006 Local Government White Paper. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund Exeter ( (IPA ˈeksɪtər is a city, district and County town of Devon, England. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, Local government in the United Kingdom is arranged into four different systems with one each for England Northern Ireland Scotland and Wales In March 2007, it was announced that Ipswich was one of sixteen shortlisted councils^[32] and on the 2007-07-25, the Secretary of state announced that she was minded to implement the unitary proposal for Ipswich, but that there were 'a number of risks relating to the financial case set out in the proposal',^[33] on which she invited Ipswich to undertake further work before a final decision is taken. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler ^[34] Early in December plans were thrown into doubt as the Government announced that it had 'delayed' the unitary bids for Ipswich and Exeter. ^[35]

Industry

4 Fairline Yachts outside Fairline's Ipswich testing facility

Industry around Ipswich has had a strong agricultural bias with Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies Ltd, one of the most famous agricultural manufacturers, located in the town. Ransomes Sims and Jeffries Engineers of Ipswich were a major British agricultural machinery maker It is notable that the world's first commercial motorised lawnmower was built by Ransomes in 1902. A lawn mower or lawnmower is a machine that has one or more revolving blades to cut a Lawn at an even length There was a sugar beet factory at Ipswich for many years; it was closed in 2001 as part of a rationalisation by British Sugar. Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L a member of the Chenopodiaceae family is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of Sucrose. British Sugar plc is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods and the sole British producer of Sugar from Sugar beet.

The British Telecom Research Laboratories were located to the east of the town in 1975 at Martlesham Heath. BT Group plc (formerly British Telecommunications plc) which trades as BT (ˌbiːˈtiː bee tee) (previously known as British Telecom and still Martlesham Heath village is situated 6 miles east of Ipswich, in Suffolk, England They are now a science park called Adastral Park. A science park is a property development designed for a concentration of High tech, Science, or Research related Businesses The definition Adastral Park is the name given to what was once the BT Research Laboratories or BT Labs based at Martlesham Heath near Ipswich in the English The area was originally RAF Martlesham Heath - a WW2 airfield from where Douglas Bader fought. RAF Martlesham Heath is a former Royal Air Force airfield in England. Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, FRAeS, DL, RAF (21 February 1910

Ipswich is one of the Haven ports and is still a working port, handling several million tonnes of cargo each year. The Haven Ports are a group of five Ports on the East Coast of England, these are Port of Felixstowe, Port of Ipswich, Harwich International Cargo (or freight) refers to goods or produce transported generally for Commercial gain by ship, aircraft, train, Prior to decommissioning, HMS Grafton was a regular visitor to the port which as special links with the town and the county of Suffolk. HMS Orwell, named after the river, is also closely linked with the town. HMS Orwell may refer to one of three ships of the Royal Navy named after the River Orwell in Suffolk England, a B-class torpedo With the rise in popularity of the town around the Neptune Marina and the Wet Dock a number of ship and boatbuilders have become established, in particular Fairline Yachts are a significant employer. Fairline Boats Ltd are a English Motor yacht builder currently owned by 3i.

Transport infrastructure

Railway viaduct over Spring Road, Ipswich

Road

The A12 links Ipswich to London (84 miles), Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth and the M25. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Lowestoft (ˈləʊstɒft/ /ˈləʊstəf is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. The A14 links the town with Cambridge (57 miles), the Midlands and Felixstowe. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The A140(single carriageway) links the town with Norwich. The A140 is an 'A-class' Road in Norfolk and Suffolk, East Anglia, England. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund

A Roman road originally known as Pye Road and part of which is now the [A140], linked Colchester with Caistor St. Edmund near Norwich. The Roman Roads were essential for the growth of the Roman Empire, by enabling the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate news Colchester ( /ˈkəʊltʃɛstə/ is a town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester, in Essex, England. Caistor St Edmund is a village (population 270 on the River Tas, near Norwich, Norfolk England. ^[36] An old milestone in Ipswich shows London as 69 miles (111 km) and Gt Yarmouth 54 miles (87 km) north.

Rail

Ipswich railway station is located on the Great Eastern Main Line from London Liverpool Street to Norwich. ''Ipswich'' is also a Citytrain station in Brisbane, Australia. The Great Eastern Main Line ( "GE") is a major railway line of the British railway system, which connects Liverpool Street station in the Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a major railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund It is also the junction of railway lines to Felixstowe and Lowestoft. Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. Lowestoft (ˈləʊstɒft/ /ˈləʊstəf is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park The station is served by National Express East Anglia. National Express East Anglia is a Train operating company and brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd in the United Kingdom. There is another railway station serving the Rose Hill area, called Derby Road which is on the line to Felixstowe. Derby Road railway station is a Railway station serving the Rose Hill area of Ipswich in Suffolk.

Bus & tram

Bus services are operated by Ipswich Buses and First Eastern Counties. Ipswich Buses Ltd is a bus company that operates in Ipswich, Suffolk UK First Eastern Counties is a major bus operator in Norfolk and Suffolk in eastern England. Route number 66 is a partially guided busway connecting Martlesham Heath and Kesgrave to the town and the railway station. Ipswich Rapid Transit is a high-quality bus system serving the town of Ipswich in Suffolk, England. Guided buses are Buses steered for part or all of their route by external means usually on a dedicated track. Martlesham Heath village is situated 6 miles east of Ipswich, in Suffolk, England Kesgrave is a suburb of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. History Early history The town was recorded as Gressgrava in ^[37] It also had a trolleybus system from 2 September 1923 until 23 August 1963. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[38]

It is the last place in the area to have an independent bus company with the unusual practice of naming its buses.

Air

See also: Ipswich Airport

The town used to feature a small grass-runway airport (ICAO code: EGSE), opened by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on 26 June 1930 with regular flights to Clacton, Southend and Jersey by Channel Airways and later to the Netherlands and Manchester by Suckling Airways. Ipswich Airport is a former Airfield on the outskirts of Ipswich, England. The International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO) an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History Clacton was the site of the lower Palaeolithic Clactonian industry of flint tool manufacture The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. Channel Airways was formed in 1946 as East Anglian Flying Services. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands ScotAirways is a UK Airline based in Dundee, Scotland for administration and at Cambridge airport for operations The airport was delicensed on 31 December 1996 Ipswich Airport^[39] and the area was re-developed into the residential district of Ravenswood with the front of the Grade 2 listed control building, designed by Heining and Chitty in 1938, integrated into new scheme. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Ipswich Airport is a former Airfield on the outskirts of Ipswich, England. Ravenswood is a new district within Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. It is sited on the old Ipswich Airport to the south-east of the town A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance ^[40]

The nearest international flights now are from Stansted Airport and Norwich International Airport, both approximately 47 miles (76 km) away. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 For the military use of this facility see RAF Horsham St Faith Norwich International Airport, also known as Norwich Airport, is Other airports within a 2 hour drive are Gatwick and Luton Airport. Gatwick Airport is London 's second largest Airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. London Luton Airport (previously called Luton International Airport) is an International airport located on the edge of the Town of Luton

Port

The Port of Ipswich, operated by Associated British Ports^[41] offers a mix of facilities for handling containers, timber, dry bulk cargo oil as well as a Ro-Ro terminal. Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd owns and operates 21 Ports in the United Kingdom. Containerization (or containerisation) is a system of Intermodal freight transport Cargo Transport using standard ISO containers See also Merchant ship Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro Ships are ferries designed to carry wheeled Cargo such as It is one of the Haven ports along with the Port of Felixstowe and Harwich International. The Haven Ports are a group of five Ports on the East Coast of England, these are Port of Felixstowe, Port of Ipswich, Harwich International The Port of Felixstowe, in Suffolk is the UK's busiest container port dealing with 35% of the country's container cargo Harwich International Port is a North Sea Seaport in Essex, England.

Sport

Portman Road, home ground of Ipswich Town F.C.

Ipswich's sole professional football team are Ipswich Town Football Club, who were established in 1878 and play at the 30,300 capacity Portman Road Stadium. Portman Road is an Association football Stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Portman Road is an Association football Stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They have a strong rivalry with Norwich City F.C.. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Ipswich Town was home to the two most successful England managers, Sir Alf Ramsey (who is buried in the Old Cemetery in the town) and Sir Bobby Robson. Sir Alfred Ernest 'Alf' Ramsey (22 January 1920 &ndash 28 April 1999 was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974 Sir Robert William Robson Kt CBE (born 18 February 1933 commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson (ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən is a former international football They won the League Championship in 1962 during Ramsey's reign and an FA Cup in 1978 and the UEFA Cup in 1981 under Robson. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. They currently play in English football's second-tier league, the Football Championship. Ipswich is also home to minor-lower league football team, Ipswich Wanderers and many others in the Suffolk and Ipswich Football League. Ipswich Wanderers FC is a football club based in Ipswich, England. The Suffolk and Ipswich Football League is a football competition based in Suffolk, England.

Ipswich has a world class gymnastics centre which is expected to be used as a practice centre prior to the 2012 Olympics. The resident gymnastics club has also been home to international gymnasts. Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination

Ipswich also has a very successful Speedway team, the Ipswich Witches, who have ridden at their Foxhall Stadium home, on the outskirts of Ipswich, for over 50 years. Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a Motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise The Ipswich Witches are a British speedway club based at the Foxhall Stadium near Ipswich, Suffolk. Foxhall Stadium is a Stock car racing stadium located in Foxhall near Ipswich. Despite being one of the most successful teams in British Speedway history, crowds have dwindled to around 1,500 people per race meeting. The stadium is also regularly used for Stock car racing. Stock car racing is a form of Automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain

The town has representation in both codes of Rugby. It has two amateur Rugby Union teams, Ipswich RUFC who play in London 3 North East League, and Ipswich YM RUFC and an amateur rugby league side, Ipswich Rhinos, who play in the Rugby League Conference. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The Ipswich Rhinos Rugby League Football Club is a British Rugby league club based at Ipswich RUFC in Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk. The Rugby League Conference (RLC (also known as the Co-operative Rugby League Conference as a result of sponsorship from the Co-operative Group, is a series of regionally

Ipswich had a racecourse which ran a mix of flat and National Hunt races from 1710 to 1911. The Ipswich Racecourse is an area of Ipswich that was formerly a Racecourse.

For her services to swimming Karen Pickering was awarded an MBE in the 1994 New Years Honours List, although she is actually from Great Yarmouth. Karen Pickering (born December 19, 1971 in Brighton) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Great Britain, who made her

Ipswich 2006 serial murders

Main article: Ipswich 2006 serial murders

A serial killer or spree killer responsible for the murders of five women in Ipswich gained notoriety in late 2006, as the Ipswich Murderer. The Ipswich 2006 serial murders took place during the November and December of 2006 when the bodies of five Murdered women were discovered at different locations near Ipswich A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based A spree killer, also known as a rampage killer, is someone who embarks on a Murderous assault on his victims in a short time in multiple locations The Ipswich 2006 serial murders took place during the November and December of 2006 when the bodies of five Murdered women were discovered at different locations near Ipswich The five women were identified as sex workers; their bodies were found in December 2006. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. ^[42] Suffolk Constabulary formally linked the murders in their investigation. Suffolk Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Suffolk in East Anglia, England.

Steven Gerald James Wright, who had previously worked at the Port of Felixstowe, was arrested at his house in Ipswich on December 19. The Ipswich 2006 serial murders took place during the November and December of 2006 when the bodies of five Murdered women were discovered at different locations near Ipswich Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. ^[43] On December 21st, Wright was formally charged with the murders of Gemma Adams, 25, Anneli Alderton, 24, Tania Nicol, 19, Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29. He appeared in Ipswich Magistrates' Court on 22 December 2006 and was remanded in custody until 2 January 2007 to appear in Ipswich Crown Court where he was remanded in custody for a second court appearance, held on 1 May 2007. A magistrates' court or court of petty sessions, formerly known as a police court, is the lowest level of court in England and Wales and For the TV programme see Crown Court (TV series. The Crown Court of England and Wales is together with the High Court of Justice Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[44] At that hearing he pleaded not guilty to all five murders. His trial began in Ipswich on 14 January 2008. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[45] The jury returned a guilty verdict on 21 February, ^[46] and the next day, Wright was sentenced to life imprisonment by Mr Justice Gross, who recommended that he should never be released from prison, on the basis that the murders resulted from a "substantial degree of pre-meditation and planning". Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime often for most The whole life tariff is a mechanism in British law whereby a Prisoner is sentenced to remain in prison until his or her death. ^[47]

Famous residents

See also People from Ipswich

Sir Alf Ramsey

Probably the most famous person born in the town is the Tudor Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. Sir Alfred Ernest 'Alf' Ramsey (22 January 1920 &ndash 28 April 1999 was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974 Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (c1470–1471 – November 28 or November 29 1530 who was born in Ipswich Suffolk England was an English Statesman and a cardinal The artist Thomas Gainsborough and the cartoonist "Giles" worked here, Horatio, Lord Nelson became Steward of Ipswich, and Margaret Catchpole began her adventurous career here. Thomas Gainsborough (christened 14 May 1727 &ndash died 2 August 1788 was one of the most famous portrait and landscape painters of 18th century Britain. Ronald "Carl" Giles ( September 29, 1916 – August 28, 1995) often referred to simply as Giles, was a cartoonist most famous Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British Margaret Catchpole ( 14 March 1762 – 13 May 1819) was a British criminal convict transportee to Australia, adventuress Alf Ramsey and Bobby Robson were both successful managers of Ipswich Town F.C.

References in popular culture

- A popular song in 1915 was Which Switch Is The Switch, Miss, For Ipswich? by David, Barnett & Darewski. Sir Alfred Ernest 'Alf' Ramsey (22 January 1920 &ndash 28 April 1999 was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974 Sir Robert William Robson Kt CBE (born 18 February 1933 commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson (ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən is a former international football PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here
- The Dead Parrot sketch by the comedy troupe Monty Python involves one of the characters ending up in Ipswich instead of Bolton. The Dead Parrot sketch, alternatively and originally known as Pet Shop sketch or Parrot Sketch, is a popular sketch from Monty Python's Flying Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England.
- Michael Palin's 1987 comedy about provincial English seaside holidays in the 1950s was entitled East of Ipswich. Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943 is an English Comedian, actor writer and Television presenter best known for being one of the members East of Ipswich was a BBC television drama from 1987 written by Michael Palin, based on his own memories of dreary holidays in English
- In 2006 The Jarvis Cocker Record contained the track From Auschwitz to Ipswich written and performed by Jarvis. Jarvis (also known as The Jarvis Cocker Record) is the debut solo album by Pulp vocalist and musician Jarvis Cocker, released in the UK
- A film staring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan, The Fourth Protocol shows a car chase taking place through the streets of Ipswich. Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr, CBE (born 14 March 1933 better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar - and BAFTA Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE Honour and so holds an honorary OBE The Fourth Protocol is a novel written by Frederick Forsyth and published in August 1984 One shot also shows helicopters flying beneath the Orwell Bridge. The Orwell Bridge was opened to road traffic in 1982 and carries the A14 (then A45 over the River Orwell just south of Ipswich in Suffolk

External links

Ipswich institutions

• Ipswich Borough Council
• The Ipswich Society

History

• Ipswich Museum
• Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter Museum, Ipswich
• Medieval town plan of Ipswich Town
• Ipswich Transport Museum

References