Framlingham
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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. Nearby villages include Earl Soham
, Kettleburgh
, Parham
, Saxtead
, and Sweffling.
. 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 box
es in the UK which date from 1856 and can be seen at Double Street and College Road.
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 is in the Mauldens Mill Estate in the town centre. The ground floor measures 6.1m x 2.2m.
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.
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
.
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 road
s.
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District
Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk Coastal is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Woodbridge. Other towns include Felixstowe.The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the municipal borough of Aldeburgh, along with Felixstowe,...
of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England. Commonly referred to as "Fram" by the locals, it is of Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
origin and is mentioned in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
. It has a population of 3,114 at the 2001 census. Nearby villages include Earl Soham
Earl Soham
Earl Soham is a small settlement in Suffolk, England. It is on the A1120 road and is west of the town of Framlingham.- History :The manor of Earl Soham once belonged to the Earls of Norfolk, the Bigod family , who also owned nearby Framlingham Castle.Edward 1st granted Roger Bigod permission to...
, Kettleburgh
Kettleburgh
Kettleburgh is a small village in the Suffolk Coastal district, in the county of Suffolk. Kettleburgh has a church called St Andrews church and a pub. It is near the small towns of Wickham Market and Framlingham.- References :* *...
, Parham
Parham
-Places:in Antigua and Barbuda*Parham, Antigua and Barbuda, that claims to be the oldest town on Antigua*The Parham Peninsulain Canada*Parham, Ontarioin England*Parham Airfield Museum*Parham Park the area surrounding Parham House in West Sussex...
, Saxtead
Saxtead
Saxtead is a small village in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the county of Suffolk. Saxtead gives its name to the settlements of Saxtead Green and Saxtead Little Green and the windmill Saxtead Green Windmill. Saxtead is located on the A1120 road in between the town of Stowmarket and the village...
, and Sweffling.
Features
Framlingham has a conservation areaConservation area
A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...
. The town is home to the summer arts festival Arts Framlingham, Framlingham Castle
Framlingham Castle
Framlingham Castle is a castle in the market town of Framlingham in Suffolk in England. An early motte and bailey or ringwork Norman castle was built on the Framlingham site by 1148, but this was destroyed by Henry II of England in the aftermath of the revolt of 1173-4...
, the comprehensive secondary school Thomas Mills High School
Thomas Mills High School
Thomas Mills High School is a comprehensive school in Framlingham, Suffolk, England. The current Headteacher is Mr G Colin Hirst and the Deputy Headteachers are Miss Elizabeth Halley and Mr John Hibberd...
, the independent school Framlingham College
Framlingham College
Framlingham College is an independent, coeducational boarding and day school in the town of Framlingham, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. Together with its preparatory school, Brandeston Hall and Little Bears Nursery it serves pupils from 2 1/2 to eighteen years of age.-History of Framlingham...
, St Michael the Archangel church
St Michael the Archangel, Framlingham
St Michael the Archangel in Framlingham, Suffolk, known affectionately as St Mike's, is a Church of England church dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. It was the burial site of the House of Howard. The church was declared a Grade I listed building in 1966.-History:The Church of Saint Michael...
and Framlingham Town
Framlingham Town F.C.
Framlingham Town Football Club is an English football club based in Framlingham, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Suffolk & Ipswich League Senior Division and play at Badingham Road.The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.-History:...
football club. It is also home to the two oldest working post office pillar box
Pillar box
A pillar box is a free-standing post box. They are found in the United Kingdom and in most former nations of the British Empire, members of the Commonwealth of Nations and British overseas territories, such as the Republic of Ireland, Australia, India and Gibraltar...
es in the UK which date from 1856 and can be seen at Double Street and College Road.
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 is in the Mauldens Mill Estate in the town centre. The ground floor measures 6.1m x 2.2m.
The nearest stations are Wickham Market
Wickham Market railway station
Wickham Market is a railway station located in the village of Campsea Ashe in Suffolk, approximately two miles east of Wickham Market itself. The station is located on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line....
and Saxmundham
Saxmundham railway station
Saxmundham is a railway station which serves the town of Saxmundham in Suffolk, England. It is located on the East Suffolk Line and is 36 km east of Ipswich....
. Both stations are on the East Suffolk Line
East Suffolk Line
The East Suffolk Line is an un-electrified secondary railway line running between Ipswich and Lowestoft in Suffolk, England. The traffic along the route consists of passenger services operated by National Express East Anglia, while nuclear flask trains for the Sizewell nuclear power stations are...
.
In 2006, Country Life
Country Life (magazine)
Country Life is a British weekly magazine, based in London at 110 Southwark Street, and owned by IPC Media, a Time Warner subsidiary.- Topics :The magazine covers the pleasures and joys of rural life, as well as the concerns of rural people...
magazine voted Framlingham the number one place to live in the country.
Notable people
Thomas DanforthThomas Danforth
Thomas Danforth was a judge for the 1692 Salem witch trials in early colonial America.-Early life:He was born in Framlingham, Suffolk, England as the eldest son of Nicholas Danforth and Elizabeth Symmes...
left Framlingham to become a colonist in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century, in New England, situated around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston. The territory administered by the colony included much of present-day central New England, including portions...
in the 17th century, and property granted him became the town of Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:...
. Another famous son of Framlingham is the architectural theorist, archaeologist and artist Nicholas Revett
Nicholas Revett
Nicholas Revett was a Suffolk gentleman and amateur architect and artist.He is best known for his famous work with James Stuart documenting the ruins of ancient Athens. Its illustrations compose 5 folio volumes and include 368 etched and engraved plates, plans and maps drawn at scale...
. Michael Lord
Michael Lord
Michael Nicholson Lord, Baron Framlingham is a British politician, and was Conservative Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich between 1997 and 2010...
, a former Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Chairman of Ways and Means
In the United Kingdom, the Chairman of Ways and Means is a senior member of the House of Commons who acts as one of the Speaker's three deputies...
(deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
Speaker of the British House of Commons
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is John Bercow, who was elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin...
) and MP for the town, took the title of Baron Framlingham on enoblement in order to avoid becoming 'Lord Lord'.
Singer Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter who is currently signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records. Sheeran broke through commercially in June 2011, when his debut single "The A Team" debuted at number 3 on the UK chart.-Early life:Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire to...
also grew up in Framlingham and attended Thomas Mills High School
Thomas Mills High School
Thomas Mills High School is a comprehensive school in Framlingham, Suffolk, England. The current Headteacher is Mr G Colin Hirst and the Deputy Headteachers are Miss Elizabeth Halley and Mr John Hibberd...
.
Transport
The Framlingham BranchFramlingham Branch
The Framlingham Branch was a six mile long single track branch railway line that ran from Wickham Market railway station on the East Suffolk Line to via three intermediate stations, , , and .-Opening:...
line connected Framlingham with the main Ipswich to Lowestoft railway
East Suffolk Line
The East Suffolk Line is an un-electrified secondary railway line running between Ipswich and Lowestoft in Suffolk, England. The traffic along the route consists of passenger services operated by National Express East Anglia, while nuclear flask trains for the Sizewell nuclear power stations are...
at Wickham Market
Wickham Market
Wickham Market is a large village situated in the River Deben valley of Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coastal heritage area.It is on the A12 trunk road thirteen miles north-east of the county town of Ipswich, five miles north-east of Woodbridge. Its railway station is located approximately...
. The station
Framlingham railway station
Framlingham railway station was located in Framlingham, Suffolk, UK. It opened in 1859 and closed to passengers in 1952, and to freight in 1963.-External links:*...
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 road
B1120 road
The B1120 is a local road in the English county of Suffolk. It links Badingham, at the junction of the A1120, to Framlingham . It is known as Badingham Road....
s.
See also
- RAF FramlinghamRAF FramlinghamRAF Framlingham is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 3 miles SE of Framlingham in Suffolk.-USAAF use:...
, a World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
bomber airfield near Framlingham - Quay House