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Ipswich

Also known as Ipswich (parish)

Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, after Peterborough and Norwich. It is northeast of London and in 2011 had a population of 144,957. The Ipswich built-up area is the fourth-largest in the East of England and the 42nd-largest in England and Wales. It includes the towns and villages of Kesgrave, Woodbridge, Bramford and Martlesham Heath.

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Ipswich is a port town and the county seat of Suffolk in eastern England, making it the largest settlement in the county and the third-largest population center in the East Anglian region. With a 2011 population of nearly 145,000 and a built-up area that extends into surrounding towns and villages, it ranks among the significant urban centers in England and Wales.

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Settlement.name: Ipswich
Settlement.other_name: Borough of Ipswich
Settlement.settlement_type: Town and borough
Settlement.image_shield: File:Coat of Arms of Ipswich Borough Council.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100px
Settlement.motto: Munia civitatis decus civium(The functions of citizenship are the glory of the citizens)
Settlement.image_map: Ipswich UK locator map.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Suffolk
Settlement.pushpin_map: England#UK
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within England##Location within the United Kingdom
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Sovereign state
Settlement.subdivision_name: United Kingdom
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name1: England
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: East of England
Settlement.subdivision_type3: County

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Official website

Ipswich homepage | ipswich.gov.uk

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ipswich
Population: 151562
Area: 36.9
Official website: www.ipswich.gov.uk
Image: Clear sky afternoon on the Ipswich Waterfront.jpg

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Commons category: Ipswich
Commons gallery: Ipswich
P8168: Méréville
native label: Ipswich
IPA transcription: ˈɪpswɪtʃ
P12749: piston

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Ipswich was first recorded during the medieval period as Gippeswic, the town has also been recorded as Gyppewicus and Yppswyche. It has been continuously inhabited since the Saxon period, and is believed to be one of the oldest towns in the United Kingdom. The settlement was of great economic importance to the Kingdom of England throughout its history, particularly in trade, with the town's historical dock, Ipswich Waterfront, known as the largest and most important dock in the Kingdom.