Ipswich

Ipswich Borough of Ipswich
Town and Borough
Clockwise from top left: Christchurch Mansion, St Lawrence Church, Ipswich Waterfront, Orwell Bridge, Ipswich Town Centre
Location within Suffolk
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Coordinates: 52°3′34″N 1°9′20″E / 52.05944°N 1.15556°E / 52.05944; 1.15556
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent Country	England
Region	East Anglia
County	Suffolk
Borough	Ipswich
Government
• Type	Leader and Cabinet
• MPs	Sandy Martin Dan Poulter
Area – Ranked 292nd
• Town and Borough	15.22 sq mi (39.42 km2)
Population  (2011)
• Town and Borough	Ranked 157th 133,384
• Density	8,900/sq mi (3,438/km2)
• Urban	180,000 (approx.)
• Ethnicity	90.5% White 3.9% S. Asian 2.1% Black 1.1% Chinese or Other 2.4% Mixed Race
Postcode	IP
Area code	01473
Vehicle registration area code	AV, AW, AX, AY
ONS code	42UD

Ipswich is a large town in the East Anglian county of Suffolk England. It is the county town of Suffolk. It is near the estuary of the River Orwell. 117,069 people live there.^[1] In the Tudor period Ipswich was famous for the Wool Trade and there are still a lot of Tudor buildings which survive to this day. Thomas Wolsey, who was a famous adviser to Henry VIII was born in Ipswich. In modern times Ipswich became infamous as in 2006 a serial killer murdered five sex workers over a short space of time.^[2]

The town is home to Ipswich Town F.C., an association football team. They play in the town at a stadium called Portman Road.

Ipswich is one of the oldest towns in England.

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