Framlingham
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| Framlingham | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Population: | 2,839 (2001 Census) | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | TM283634 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | Suffolk Coastal | |
| Shire county: | Suffolk | |
| Region: | East of England | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Ceremonial county: | Suffolk | |
| Historic county: | Suffolk | |
| Services | ||
| Police force: | Suffolk Constabulary | |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} | |
| Ambulance: | East of England | |
| Post office and telephone | ||
| Post town: | WOODBRIDGE | |
| Postal district: | IP13 | |
| Dialling code: | 01728 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | |
| European Parliament: | East of England | |
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Framlingham is an unspoilt market town in East Suffolk, England. It is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Framlingham has a conservation area. The town is home to the monthly community newsletter Framfare, the summer arts festival Arts Framlingham, Framlingham Castle, the independent school Framlingham College and St Michael the Archangel church.
Nearby villages include Earl Soham, Kettleburgh, Parham, Saxtead, and Sweffling.
A man from Framlingham who went to America named a town, Framingham, Massachusetts, after here. The reason the letter L was dropped is still today unknown but it may have been carelessness.
It is also referred to as Frimley Framlingham by locals as a term of greater endearment.
