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'''Ipswich''' is the county town of [[Suffolk]], in [[East Anglia]], eastern [[England]], located on the River Orwell.
'''Ipswich''' (OE ''Gip's harbour or trading centre'') is the county town of [[Suffolk]], in [[East Anglia]], eastern [[England]], located where the River Gipping meets the estuary of the River Orwell. The 2014 population was 133,400 and climbing.
Probably founded in the early 7th century, throughout the [[Middle Ages]] and into the early modern era it was a busy port serving the East Anglian wool and leather trades to north western [[Europe]]. After a pause in prosperity it picked up in the 19th century and once more thrives as a mercantile and yachting centre.
[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]