Ipswich
| Borough of Ipswich | |||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 3 ' N , 1 ° 9' E | ||
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| Residents | 134,466 (as of 2012) | ||
| surface | 39.42 km² (15.22 mi² ) | ||
| Population density: | 3411 inhabitants per km² | ||
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| Part of the country | England | ||
| Shire county | Suffolk | ||
| Ceremonial county | Suffolk | ||
| ONS code | 42UD | ||
| Website: www.ipswich.gov.uk | |||
Ipswich [ˈɪpswɪtʃ] is a town and the administrative seat of the county of Suffolk in East Anglia , England .
geography
Ipswich is at the mouth of the River Orwell .
history
During archaeological excavations in Ipswich Stone Age , Iron Age and Roman finds were made. The Anglo-Saxon settlement is known as "Gippeswic" (Latinized probably from Gippevicum or Gypsuicum ). King John Ohneland granted the town town rights in 1200. Over the next four centuries the town developed a lively trade of Suffolk cloth with the European continent. Around 1380 Geoffrey Chaucer satirized the merchants of Ipswich in the Canterbury Tales . In Ipswich there was a branch of the Hanseatic League . Cardinal Thomas Wolsey , son of a butcher, was born in Ipswich around 1475. He founded the city's college in 1528 . In 1555, the Ipswich Martyrs were burned as Protestants for their beliefs. From 1611 to 1634 most of the emigrants were shipped from Ipswich to the New World . This was done through the organization of the brothers Samual and Nathaniel Ward. A city of the same name was founded in Massachusetts . The city has had a brewery, Greene King Brewery , since 1746 .
The painters John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough lived and worked in Ipswich. In 1835 Charles Dickens spent some time in Ipswich and incorporated these memories into his novel The Pickwickier . The world's first lawn mower was produced in Ipswich in 1832.
Ipswich still has a trading port that handles several million tons of cargo every year.
Murder series 2006
In late 2006, five female corpses were discovered in Ipswich who had been identified as drug addicted prostitutes . Since they were all found dead within ten days within a radius of 15 kilometers, the police suspected that it was a serial murder . There was a worldwide sensational manhunt by the British police authorities and Steven Wright was finally sentenced to life imprisonment.
Attractions
- Ipswich Museum: The museum exhibits archaeological treasures such as replicas of the Mildenhall Treasure and the Sutton Hoo Treasure. Furthermore weapons and handicrafts of the early Saxons .
Town twinning
Ipswich is related to Arras , France and Nettuno in Italy . Ipswich has also had a partnership with Wenzhou , China, since 2015 .
economy
Thompson & Morgan is based in Ipswich. The city also has a port , where the test center of the motor yacht manufacturer Fairline and a brewery are located.
Sports
The local football club is Ipswich Town . The American football club Ipswich Cardinals became British champions in 1990. The Ipswich Witches speedway team starts in the British Speedway Premier League. This speedway club is one of the best known and most traditional British speedway clubs.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town:
- Thomas Wolsey (around 1475–1530), statesman and Roman Catholic cardinal
- Clara Reeve (1729–1807), writer
- Sarah Trimmer (1741-1810), author
- Charles Stoddart (1806-1842), diplomat
- Edward Maitland (1824–1897), author and theosophist
- Thomas Spencer Cobbold (1828–1886), physician, zoologist and parasitologist
- Barclay Vincent Head (1844-1914), numismatist
- Malcolm Guthrie (1903-1972), linguist
- Bernie Ecclestone (* 1930), motor racing official and entrepreneur
- Ian Hendry (1931-1984), actor
- Humphrey Maris (* 1939), solid state physicist and university professor
- Trevor Nunn (* 1940), theater and film director
- Clare Douglas (1944-2017), film editor
- Jane Lapotaire (* 1944), film and theater actress
- Jon Sammels (* 1945), soccer player
- Ian Storey-Moore (* 1945), football player and coach
- John Mayhew (1947-2009), drummer ( Genesis )
- Ken Dowsing (* 1950), 2D animator, film director, author, painter and film producer
- Brian Talbot (* 1953), soccer player and coach
- Ralph Fiennes (born 1962), actor
- Mervyn King (born 1966), darts player
- David Gauke (* 1971), lawyer and politician (Conservative Party)
- Karen Sharp (* 1971), jazz musician
- Kelly Overett (* 1972), singer and dancer (Eurodance Formation Capella)
- Richard Wright (born 1977), football player
- Kieron Dyer (born 1978), football player
- Titus Bramble (* 1981), football player
- Nye Oakley (* 1985), singer and dancer ( Lexington Bridge )
- Sam Claflin (born 1986), actor
- Rupert Svendsen-Cook (* 1990), racing car driver
- Liam Trotter (* 1988), soccer player
People related to the city:
- John Constable (1776–1837), painter; lived and worked in Ipswich
- Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788), painter; lived and worked in Ipswich
- Charles Dickens (1812–1870), writer: stayed in Ipswich in 1835; let memories of that time flow into his first novel The Pickwickier
- Nik Kershaw (born 1958), singer-songwriter; grew up in Ipswich
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population of England and Wales on June 30, 2012 ( ZIP ; 832 kB)
- ↑ www.wenzhou.gov.cn: City friendships . Retrieved July 11, 2019.