Compiled from articles originally published by Charles Knight / SDUK
[the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge "Penny magazine" 1833-1848]
A 49 page book, supplied as a PDF document on CD-ROM.
Contents:
Articles describing 32 Market Towns of Suffolk, varying from one paragraph to several pages in length.
Towns described:
Aldborough, Beccles, Bilston, Blythburgh, Botesdale, Branon, Bungay, Bury St. Edmund’s, Clare, Debenham, Dunwich, Eye, Framlingham, Hadleigh, Halesworth, Haverhill, Ipswich, Ixworth, Lavenham, Lowestoft, Mendelsham, Mildenhall, Nayland, Needham Market, Newmarket, Orford, Saxmundham, Southwold, Stow Market, Sudbury, Wooodbridge, Woolpit, Notable Villages
Details include historical events, industries, population numbers, markets, churches, schools and a contemporary description of the towns.
Especially contains interesting in-depth descriptions of Bury St. Edmund's and Ipswich.