Framlingham

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For the Australian location, see Framlingham, Victoria.

Coordinates: 52°13′19″N 1°20′36″E / 52.22207°N 1.34342°E

Framlingham
Framlingham, Church of St Michael
Framlingham Framlingham shown within Suffolk
Population	3,114 (2001)
OS grid reference	TM283634
Civil parish	Framlingham
District	Suffolk Coastal
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WOODBRIDGE
Postcode district	IP13
Dialling code	01728
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
List of places UK England Suffolk

Framlingham is a market town and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District of Suffolk, England. Commonly referred to as "Fram" by the locals, it is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It has a population of 3,114 at the 2001 census.^[1] Nearby villages include Earl Soham, Kettleburgh, Parham, Saxtead, and Sweffling.

Features

Framlingham has a conservation area. The town is home to the summer arts festival Arts Framlingham, Framlingham Castle, the comprehensive secondary school Thomas Mills High School, the independent school Framlingham College, St Michael the Archangel church and Framlingham Town football club. It is also home to the two oldest working post office pillar boxes in the United Kingdom which date from 1856 and can be seen at Double Street and College Road.^{[citation needed]}

It is also home to one of the smallest houses in Britain, known as "The Check House". Converted into a two-storey residence of almost 29 square metres, the former bookmakers office^[2] is in the Mauldens Mill Estate in the town centre. The ground floor measures 6.1m x 2.2m.^[2]

The nearest stations are Wickham Market and Saxmundham. Both stations are on the East Suffolk Line.

In 2006, Country Life magazine voted Framlingham the number one place to live in the country.

Notable people

Rev Nicholas Danforth and family left Framlingham to become a colonist in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century, and property granted him became the town of Framingham, Massachusetts. Another famous son of Framlingham is the architectural theorist, archaeologist and artist Nicholas Revett. Michael Lord, a former Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (deputy Speaker of the House of Commons) and MP for the town, took the title of Baron Framlingham on enoblement in order to avoid becoming 'Lord Lord'.

Singer Ed Sheeran also grew up in Framlingham and attended Thomas Mills High School.

Singer Laura Wright grew up in Framlingham.

Transport

The Framlingham Branch line connected Framlingham with the main Ipswich to Lowestoft railway at Wickham Market. The station is now the Station Hotel. The line was closed to passenger traffic in the 1950s and to freight in the 1960s.

The town is at the junction of the B1116, B1119 and B1120 roads.

Sport and leisure

Framlingham has a Non-League football club Framlingham Town F.C., which play at Badingham Road.

References

↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Suffolk Coastal Retrieved 2009-11-15
↑ 2.0 2.1 Howes.S (2011) Tiny UK house with a giant price-tag, Sydney Morning Herald 2011-03-16. retrieved 2011-03-28

External links

v t e Framlingham, Suffolk

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v t e Ceremonial county of Suffolk

Boroughs or districts	Babergh Forest Heath Ipswich Mid Suffolk St Edmundsbury Suffolk Coastal Waveney

Major settlements	Aldeburgh Beccles Brandon Bungay Bury St Edmunds Carlton Colville Clare Eye Felixstowe Framlingham Hadleigh Halesworth Haverhill Kesgrave Leiston Lowestoft Mildenhall Needham Market Newmarket Orford Saxmundham Southwold Stowmarket Sudbury Woodbridge See also: List of civil parishes in Suffolk

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v t e Villages on the A1120 road and the B1120 road

A1120 road	Stowmarket Stowupland Stonham Earl Stonham Aspal Pettaugh Earl Soham Saxtead Dennington Badingham Peasenhall Sibton Yoxford

B1120 road	Badingham Framlingham

v t e Suffolk Coastal

Towns	Aldeburgh Felixstowe Leiston Orford Saxmundham Woodbridge

Civil parishes	Alderton Aldringham cum Thorpe Badingham Bawdsey Benhall Blaxhall Blythburgh Boulge Boyton Bramfield Brandeston Bredfield Brightwell Bromeswell Bruisyard Bucklesham Burgh Butley Campsea Ashe Capel St Andrew Charsfield Chediston Chillesford Clopton Cookley Cransford Cratfield Cretingham Culpho Dallinghoo Darsham Debach Dennington Dunwich Earl Soham Easton Eyke Falkenham Farnham Foxhall Framlingham Friston Gedgrave Great Bealings Great Glemham Grundisburgh Hacheston Hasketon Hemley Heveningham Hollesley Hoo Huntingfield Iken Kelsale cum Carlton Kesgrave Kettleburgh Kirton Knodishall Letheringham Levington Linstead Magna Linstead Parva Little Bealings Little Glemham Marlesford Martlesham Melton Middleton Monewden Nacton Newbourne Otley Parham Peasenhall Pettistree Playford Purdis Farm Ramsholt Rendham Rendlesham Rushmere St Andrew Saxtead Shottisham Sibton Snape Sternfield Stratford St Andrew Stratton Hall Sudbourne Sutton Sweffling Swilland Theberton Thorington Trimley St Martin Trimley St Mary Tuddenham St Martin Tunstall Ubbeston Ufford Walberswick Waldringfield Walpole Wantisden Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet Westerfield Westleton Wickham Market Witnesham Yoxford

Other settlements	Aldringham Sizewell Thorpeness Walton

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