Framlingham
| Framlingham | |
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 Framlingham Castle | |
  Framlingham Location withinSuffolk | |
| Area | 18.97 km2(7.32 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,342(2011) |
| •Density | 176/km2(460/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM283634 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WOODBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | IP13 |
| Dialling code | 01728 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Framlinghamis amarket townandcivil parishinSuffolk,England. OfAnglo-Saxonorigin, it appears in the 1086Domesday Bookand was part ofLoes Hundred.[1]The parish had a population of 3,342 at the2011 censusand an estimated 4,016 in 2019.[2][3]Nearby villages includeEarl Soham,Kettleburgh,Parham,SaxteadandSweffling.
Governance
[edit]Anelectoral wardof the same name exists. The parish stretches north-east toBrundishwith a total ward population taken at the 2011 census of 4,744.[4]
Features
[edit]Framlingham's history can be traced to an entry in theDomesday Book(1086) when it consisted of several manors.
The medievalFramlingham Castleis a major feature and tourist attraction for the area and is managed byEnglish Heritage.This Norman castle was first referenced in 1148, although some academics believe it could be as old as the 11th century.Mary Tudor(daughter ofHenry VIIIand his first wifeCatherine of Aragon) was proclaimed the first Queen of England here in 1553. The castle is referenced in the 2017 single "Castle on the Hill"byEd Sheeran,who grew up in Framlingham. Adjacent to the castle is a large lake, ormere,which used to supply the castle with fish. It is managed by theSuffolk Wildlife Trust.A nature walk in woodland can be made around the mere. There is also a large meadow adjacent to the castle that holds various outdoor events and productions in the summer and where people can picnic.
TheChurch of St Michael the Archangelis a prominent feature of the town. It dates from the 12th century (the main rebuilding dates from the late 15th and 16th centuries) and has a ring of eight bells dating from the 15th to 20th centuries. It also contains a very rare Thamar organ and a number of tombs of nobles. The church and other parts of the town feature as locations in theAnthony HorowitznovelMagpie Murders.
Framlingham has a football team, located in Badingham Road. The town has the two oldest-functioning Post Officepillar boxesin the UK, dating from 1856, located on Double Street and on College Road.[5]The pillar boxes are marked V. R. Victoria Regina, after Queen Victoria.
Framlingham is also home to one of the smallest houses in Britain, the "Check House". Converted into a two-storey residence of under 29 square metres (310 sq ft), the former bookmaker's office[6]is in the Mauldens Mill Estate in the town centre. The ground floor measures 20 feet (6.1 m) by 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m).[6]
There is a traditional English market in the town square, Market Hill, every Tuesday and Saturday mornings offering fruit and vegetables, artisan bread and cakes, fresh fish, coffee, cheese and pies and other occasional stalls. A small museum is located within the castle.
Framlingham is surrounded by agricultural land. It lies some 14 miles (23 km) from the coastal town ofAldeburghand 20 miles (32 km) fromSouthwold.It is also 10 miles (16 km) from the renowned music centre ofSnape Maltingsand 12 miles (19 km) from Woodbridge and the world-famousAnglo-Saxonburial site atSutton Hoo.It is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from theA12,one of the main arteries into and out of Suffolk and approximately 15 miles (24 km) northeast ofIpswich.
In 2006,Country Lifemagazine voted Framlingham the best place to live in the country.[7]
Framlingham is a free trade town and has aconservation area.An oak tree planted in 1911 in honour of theCoronation of King George Vsurvives outside the old railway station, now a pub namedThe Stationon Station Road. The town was the main location for the BBC television comedy seriesDetectorists.It has also appeared in numerous other TV programmes.
A famous family-orientated sausage festival is held in October. This event has butchers from Framlingham and the surrounding villages competing for the trophy of best sausage in the area. The town is closed to traffic on the day and people follow a map around the town sampling the different flavoured sausages and voting for their favourite. There are also market stalls and entertainment held on Market Hill on the day. Other festivals and events are held in the town and around the castle throughout the year.
Education
[edit]Framlingham College is an independent, co-educational secondary school for boarders and day students, opened as Albert Memorial College in 1865 in memory ofAlbert, Prince Consort.Its associatedpreparatory schoolis atBrandestonHall.[8]
Thomas Mills High School, dating from 1751, is considerably older than Framlingham College. It is a mixed secondary state school for pupils aged 11–18, which gainedacademystatus in 2011.[9]The singer Ed Sheeran attended this school.
Framlingham's primary school is Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Primary School, dating back to at least 1654. It now has circa 350 pupils and another 26 in its nursery.[10]
Transport
[edit]TheFramlingham Branchconnected Framlingham by rail with the mainIpswichtoLowestoftEast Suffolk lineatWickham Market.Therailway stationbuilding stands adjacent to theStation Hotel.The branch closed to passenger traffic in November 1952 and to goods in April 1965. The nearest stations today areWickham Market(7 miles (11 km)) atCampsea AsheandSaxmundham(8 miles (13 km)), both on theEast Suffolk Line.
The town is at the junction of theB1116,B1119andB1120 roads,4 miles (6.4 km) west of the A12. The local bus services are detailed on the Suffolk on Board site.[11]
Sport and leisure
[edit]Framlingham has anon-League footballclub,Framlingham Town F.C.,which plays at Badingham Road, where there is also a sports club offering tennis, archery, badminton, hockey and croquet, and where the cycling club meets. The town has a rambling club and an active Scout and Cubs group. The modern St John Ambulance Centre is in Fairfield Road.
Framlingham College, an independent school, has a swimming pool and gymnasium open to the public in pre-booked slots. Membership fees are required.
There are four pubs in the town:The Castle Inn(which was portrayed as the "Two Brewers" in theDetectoristsTV series),The Railway,The StationandThe Crown(which is also a restaurant and hotel). There is a library, a post office, a pharmacy, a small supermarket and a selection of specialised shops and coffee shops.
The town attracts a number of tourists, particularly in the summer months, drawn to the town itself, the castle, St Michael's Church, the locations for theDetectoristsTV series, and walks that are available in and around the town and in the local countryside.
Notable people
[edit]In order of birth:
- John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolkkept the castle as his East Anglian headquarters.
- Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk(1443–1524), who held office under four kings, died atFramlingham Castle.
- Thomas Howard (1473–1554), third Duke of Norfolk, is buried in the church of St Michael in Framlingham. His tomb chest is surmounted with effigies of the Duke and his first wife, Anne Plantagenet, with standing figures of fourteen saints and apostles on the sides.
- Henry Howard (1517–47), courtesy Earl of Surrey, son of the third Duke of Norfolk, is also buried at St. Michael's, with a tomb chest probably by the same team that created the third Duke's, but lacking any effigies
- SirRobert Hitcham(c. 1572–1636), was a member of Parliament,attorney generaland philanthropist, who bought Framlingham Castle in 1635.
- Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk,KG(1584–1640), politician, owned Framlingham Castle until 1635.
- Thomas Danforth,a Massachusetts Bay Colony magistrate and landowner born in 1623 in Framlingham, son of Nicholas
- Samuel Danforth,poet, Puritan and evangelist toAmerican Indians,born in 1626 in Framlingham, son of Nicholas
- Nicholas Revett,architect and theorist, born in Framlingham in 1720
- Alethea Lewis(1749–1787), the novelist, brought up by her maternal grandfather in Framlingham
- Edmund Goodwyn(1756–1832), physician born in Framlingham, who discovered thediving reflex[12]
- Robert Hindes Groome(1810–1889), composer, author and cleric, born in Framlingham
- Henry Thompson(1820–1894), polymath and surgeon who operated on the Belgian royal family, born in Framlingham
- John Cordy Jeaffreson(1831–1901), writer and lawyer, born in Framlingham[13]
- Samuel Cornell Plant(1866–1921), master mariner and Senior Inspector, UpperYangtze River[14]
- Francis Stocks(1873–1929), county cricketer, died in Framlingham
- Frederick Bird(1875–1965), county cricketer and cleric, born in Framlingham
- Michael Lord(born 1938),deputy speakerand MP for the town, took the title Baron Framlingham rather than "Lord Lord" on becoming alife peer.
- Charles Freeman(born 1947), former Head of History atSt Clare's, Oxford,and teacher of ancient history forCambridge University's extramural programme, is a prolific author on ancient,Christianand early medieval history.
- Alice Russell(born 1976), soul singer, grew up in Framlingham.
- Christina Johnston(born 1989), classical coloratura soprano, grew up in Framlingham and attendedFramlingham College.
- Laura Wright(born 1990), classical/popular crossover soprano, grew up in Framlingham.
- Ed Sheeran(born 1991), singer–songwriter, grew up in Framlingham and attendedThomas Mills High School.The town is the subject of his hit single "Castle on the Hill".
See also
[edit]- RAF Framlingham,aSecond World Warbomber airfield near Framlingham
- Quay House
References
[edit]- ^John Kirby]] (1735).The Suffolk Traveller.Ipswich: John Bagnall.
- ^City Population site. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^"Town population 2011".Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2016.Retrieved14 September2015.
- ^"Ward population 2011".Retrieved14 September2015.
- ^"A short introduction to the history of the British Pillar Box".Retrieved11 May2016.
- ^abS. Howes, 2011Tiny UK house with a giant price-tag,Sydney Morning Herald16 March 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011
- ^"Fram named nation's best place to live".East Anglian Daily Times.Retrieved22 October2020.
- ^EduBase2Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^School siteRetrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^School site:Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^Suffolk on Board. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^Vega, Jose L. (11 May 2017)."Edmund Goodwyn and the first description of diving bradycardia".Journal of Applied Physiology.123(2): 275–277.doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00221.2017.ISSN8750-7587.PMID28495845.
- ^East Anglia's History...Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^What's the link between these girls and a hardly-known Suffolk 'hero' honoured by China?Archived20 March 2020 at theWayback Machine,East Anglian Daily Times,14 December 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
External links
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- The Framlingham website
- Framlingham.com
- Framlingham: Local History
- The History of Framlingham, in the County of Suffolk: Including Brief Notices of the Masters and Fellows of Pembroke-Hall in Cambridge, from the Foundation of the College, to the Present Time,Robert Hawes & Robert Loder, published 1798
- The History, Topography, and Antiquities of Framlingham and Saxsted, in the County of Suffolk,R. Green, published 1834
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