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Hi, i'm looking at booking a cruise soon, where woudl you say the best place up town is to book a cruise? is there any little travel agents etc that might give me a better deal than the bigger ones? or are there any websites oi shoudl use? Many thanks, Jad. :)
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Introducing Suffolk England
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Whether you were born in or lived in the County of Suffolk you have been privileged to its Outstanding Natural Beauty. We have some of the finest buildings, the widest skies for Sunrises and Sunsets, we boast the most Eastern Point of Mainland Britain at Ness Head Lowestoft. The bird life is arguably...
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Summer is a great time of year for eating outside, with lots of people spending their weekends and evenings going out for picnics or barbeques. Among our more popular products at Local Food Direct over these months are our cheeses. With nearly 20 different varieties on our website at the minute, youl...
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open letter from an author to the Suffolk people.
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Below is an open letter to the people of East Anglia. The detail may be of interest to people in other parts of the world as well, however, I would particularly appreciate if you know any friends in East Anglia if you could copy this letter and send it on. Thank you to my friends. ---------------------...
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Mickfield
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Container Ships seen in Suffolk Waters [II]
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Shipping and All things Nautical
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Autumn in Suffolk
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2009 is showing up some lovely Autumnal Colours as in recent years
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Cavenham
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Yoxford
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Anyone with a connection to the village? Yoxford Church with a spire. Although this has been much restored there are some lovely brasses in the chancel wall and a knights helmet high above in the south chancel Lady Catherine Grey, the sister of Lady Jane Grey was imprisoned at C0ckfield Hall in 1567, d...
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Military Re-enactors
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RAF Mildenhall
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I was stationed at RAF Mildenhall from 1968 to 1971, I am looking for pictures from that time. I would like to get one picture of the Air Passenger Terminal from that time period. I recently visited Mildenhall and no one could come up with pictures during that time frame???? I f can help please send pictu...
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Shrikes
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Birds of Suffolk
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I suppose everyone can see the scarce Great Grey Shrike on the very small tree in the background! ........if yo...
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Bird Courtship
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Kingfishers
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Whilst photographing some Little Grebe at Martlesham Creek a blue flash appeared in the frame and caught a Kingfisher [top right]
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Waxwings
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It is amazing how these birds seem to know when to leave Scandinavia and come to Britain in October 2010 thousands visited our coast and came in their hundreds to Suffolk knowing that cold weather was on the way. These birds appear at a distance as if they are Starlings and their wing formation in flight...
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Owls
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Abbeys, Priories, & Chapels
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Suffolk Medieval Churches
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This is Clare Priory, the grounds are open to the public, please respect this is an area of peace and quiet
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Monastic Sites in Suffolk
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Suffolk Medieval Churches
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Nightjar
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Sutton Heath
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Partridges, Pheasants & Quails
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At Little Livermere last week I spotted this Red Legged Partridge in the piggery
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Ships/Boats/Yachts/Ports/Marinas & everything Nautical
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From Beccles it is possible to sail a yacht through Oulton Broad, under the Bascule Bridge at Lowestoft, hug the coast and finish up at Ipswich Wet Dock. We have dozens of Marinas and Anchorage Points with small wharfs to the largest container port in Britain and the fourth largest in all of Europe. Alo...
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Steam Driven Boats When taking this photo of the barge I noticed a steamer in the picture on the River Orwell by Levington Marina
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The Tit family
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Blue tits
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A selection of my favourite photos/places
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A selection of my favourite photos
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Container Ships seen in Suffolk Waters
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CSCL Star
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With some latitude here, as she is not quite in Suffolk waters, but then not too far away either, in the Channel last winter, battling against wind and waves. The 'CSCL Star', a regular visitor to Felixstowe and one of the very largest container ships afloat. Regards, Rick
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Houseboats
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Close up of vessels, maritime aids etc
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Close up shots of Cosco Oceania in Felixstowe port
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Helicopter Pad Vessels
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'Far Sovereign' in The Stour Estuary, this is a cable laying vessel with a Helipad on the bows
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Those Wide Suffolk Skies
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/16304936@N06/12239750163/]Sunset
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Butterflies of Suffolk
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If you would like to discuss butterflies or do you have photos if so please discuss/show them here
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Moths found in Suffolk
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Felixstowe Port II
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A selection of shipping around the Port of FXT
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Great Finborough
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Ipswich [II]
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A continuation of Ipswich [I] http://suffolk.activeboard.com/t15671559/ipswich/
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Deer found in Suffolk
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I am not an expert on deer so if there are any discrepancies please feel free to correct me These are all deer that we have come across in woods, copses and forests in the county I will include Muntjac as they are wild in the countryside These Red Deer we came across in Rendlesham Forest near to Daisy's Wal...
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I come across quite a bit of fungi on my travels and thought that someone knowledgeable enough would know what these are and if they are edible, this was a dinner plate size. I have come across a very knowledgeable chap that pushes his bike through Martlesham Woods, he is Polish in origin and is certainl...
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Not often seen by me in Suffolk
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Long Melford
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What a beautiful village, the River Stour runs nearby, there are old buildings galore, two halls Kentford and Melford, with extensive parkland. The church is regarded as one of the best in all of England, I would say the best in Suffolk with Lavenham running a close second. The church is of cathedral p...
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Planet Earth
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I'm unsure of this type of monkey but it has a cute face
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The Best of The Rest
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A deserted Route One highway that runs from Maine USA [here at Brunswick in April 1963] which runs down to Florida
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I served two years in the RAF in Libya where I was based near Tobruk, this is an aerial shot of part of the Cyrenaica capital of Benghazi
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A Blot on the Sea/Landscape!
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There are some blots on the landscape of Suffolk, perhaps we can place some of those here
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Village/Town Signs
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There are over 500 villages and towns in Suffolk, here are some of the signs, if anyone can add to them please do so
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I suppose that when the Otter Trust at Earsham was open to the public it could be argued that this is North of The River Waveney and therefore strictly not in Suffolk, yet the postcode is Suffolk. Anyway this is one of the residents of Earsham on one of my several visits where the Otter was reintroduced...
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The Royal Air Force
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I served in the RAF as an aircraft engine mechanic/fitter. 1960 I was based at RAF Martlesham Heath for 7 weeks in the summer of 1960 1965-67 RAF Stradishall Now Highpoint Prison 1967-69 RAF Wattisham 29 Squadron Lightnings
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Walberswick
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This village has a lovely stretch of sands and dunes bordering the North Sea, plus the River Blyth to the North Boundary and marshes and across the river is Southwold. There are some nice cottages and 'artist aware' fishermans huts often featured on postcards etc. The snag is how long can Walberswic...
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River Kennett
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The Rivers of Suffolk***
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The River Kennett runs through Moulton as here, this runs under the concrete section of the road in dry spells but in prolonged wet weather you can see the depth marker
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River Rat
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The name conjures up all sorts of thoughts! Here it is at Combs Ford looking from the bridge towards the Old Mill in Stowmarket, the Rat discharges itself into the River Gipping just a few hundred yards away from here
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River Little Ouse
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The Rivers of Suffolk***
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Here again the source starts from Springs at Redgrave and Lopham Fen only a few yards from the source of the Waveney. The Little Ouse flows West to The Wash at Kings Lynn, the Waveney flows East to The North Sea. I know the stretches at Knettishall Heath, Santon Downham, Thetford and Brandon then it co...
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The Rivers of Suffolk***
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There is The Box Mill River River Linnet River Kennet River Fynn
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Resting on one leg
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We often see birds resting or even asleep by just standing on one leg, here is a Black Headed Gull doing just that
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Ickworth (see Horringer)
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Anyone here with a connection with either parish? Icklingham All Saints. Two churches adorn the village of Icklingham, this one is almost unspoilt, it retains its thatched roof, there are 14c tiles on the floor and pews without any backs which are quite ancient. To take a photo here was difficult, th...
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Iken runs alongside the River Alde and from the cliffs commands good views of reedbeds, saltmarshes and the church. This really is a very peaceful spot with walks to the right to Iken, the Hall and Church and left along the river bank to Snape Maltings, beware of the high tides sometimes the boardwalk d...
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So what about a thread showing where all the flags, ensigns or pennants are displayed over Suffolk Martlesham Heath
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Here is the home of Suffolk Cider making, adjacent to the nearby Hall, I had the occasion to visit here a few years ago undergoing an English Heritage Millennium project, photographs sadly were not permitted, so the only one of the area is the church [URL=http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/pho...
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I'm not too sure what is around here these days but there used to be a large ammunition dump near to Aldham also a fuel depot. This is the round towered church by the three largish ponds
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Ixworth Thorpe
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Ixworth
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Ingham
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Ilketshall St. John
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Ubbeston
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Uggeshall
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Today I took 6 photos on a wide angle lens from Felixstowe end of Trinity Quay and went completely around the Stour Estuary as far as my viewfinder could pick up images, the angle covers 180 degree and if you were to walk this, according to Ordnance Survey maps for the area, would extend beyond 5 miles I pl...
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CSCL Globe maiden Call Felixstowe January 7th 2015
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Dredgers
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Shipping and All things Nautical
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Dredger Shoreway registered Limassol and Ferry Dana Sirena twixt FXT & HRH
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Have you any old photographs to show what Suffolk was like in the old and not so old days, you know before we were overtaxed and law strapped and before our every move was was being watched by some camera or other and we were free to say what we liked. When we never had to worry about letting our kids out to pl...
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Nowton
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Anyone with connections to the village? I have been to Nowton Park on many an occasion, this has wonderful recreational and leisure facilities and is well managed The church
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Flatford
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There has been much written about Flatford immortalised by the painter John Constable RA. This is probably the most photographed of all places in Suffolk although I'm sure that Lavenham Guildhall will lay claim to that title too. There are many walks from here to Cattawade, Manningtree, East Bergh...
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I have just started using high-dynamic-range imaging (HDRI or HDR), I guess some would say let things be natural as seen through the camera lens or naked eye, here are the first of the shots taken over the past three days
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Withersdale
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Anyone with a connection to the village? Withersdale Church sits sandwiched between a main road and a beautiful old farmhouse, this church has stood here for some 850 years it is charming but very small and completely unspoilt. I was only to pleased that the church was open and that I didn't have to wa...
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Worlington
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Anyone with a connection to the village? Worlington Church has five bells, one dates back to c1310 making this one of Suffolks oldest, but older still is a circa 800 AD sanctus bell that is situated in Moyses Museum in Bury St Edmunds and in my opinion ought to be returned to this church where it belongs!...
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West Row
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On the edge of Mildenhall Airfield, here is the village church http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/westrow.htm
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Walton
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This parish is sandwiched between Trimley St. Mary and Felixstowe. Here is the much restored church
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Occold
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Offton
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Some nice rolling Suffolk countryside here, anyone with a village connection? Here is the church
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Wenhaston
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Anyone here from the village? Wenhaston Church has a remarkable tale to tell regarding its doom painting of circa 1480, it measures 17' wide X 8' 6" high why not go along and see it and find out its history!
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Washbrook
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Wissington
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Anyone with a connection to the village? Wissington Church (sometimes spelt/pronounced Wiston) stands close to the River Stour with just some farm buildings keep it company. This church is of unusual design, built in 1135AD in Norman Style, but with weather boarded bell turret. The chancel wall...
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Ashbocking
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Bacton
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Dunwich & Minsmere
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This is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty [AONB as designated by the UK Government], there are walks galore, on the beach, in the dunes, through the woods bird spotting/watching is probably the best locality in Suffolk. The area is nice anytime of the year but July/August is the best to see the Hea...
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Erwarton/Arwarton
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Some spell and pronounce this two ways, I'll take the most common usage and say Erwarton. Everytime I see this hall it gives me the creeps, it looks spooky even on film. Perhaps it has something to do with Anne Boleyn often staying here, her heart is supposed to have been encased in a casket and inserted i...
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Edwardstone
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Great Saxham
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Glemsford
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Great Cornard
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Groton
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Do I recall taking this pic, I was lucky to get the sun shining just right to give the glow, then it tipped it down
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Linstead Parva
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http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/ChedistonandLinsteadPC/History/
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Little Bricett
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Linstead Magna
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http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/ChedistonandLinsteadPC/History/
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Laxfield
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There are a few notable old buildings in this delightful village, is there anyone with connections? Laxfield Church. The final resting place of one William Dowsing the iconoclast who destroyed so many features within our churches in the 1640's including Laxfield. There is still much to admire her...
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Belstead
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Badley
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Poslingford
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Preston St. Mary
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Anyone with a connection to the village? Here is the church complete with cowslips
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Polstead
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Anyone with a connection to the village? Polstead Church overlooks Stoke by Nayland, below the wooded drive is the large village pond. Earliest of English brick is reputed to be used here. The tragic story of Maria Marten is told here, her body lies in the churchyard, one William Corder was tried for h...
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Palgrave
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Anyone with connections to the village? Here is the church which has a most interesting headstone to a wagonmaster in the churchyard, but the treasure here is the hammerbeam roof, for it is the original with beautiful colouring to all beams from the 14c
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Denham (Eye)
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There are two Denhams in Suffolk this is the one near Eye, anyone from this village No photos to show
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Darmsden
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Drinkstone
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Some nice cottages here, but the windmill was featured in the TV series Dads Army
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Denston
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Anyone with a connection to the village? Denston Church Interior
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Dallinghoo.
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What is the connection between this small, country village and the Island of Penang, off the Northwest coast of Malaysia where I live? Is there one, I hear you ask. Yes, there most certainly is. That connection is one Francis Light, the Founder of the Colony, then known as Prince of Wales Island, in 1...
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Thrandeston
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AAnyone with a connection to the village? An impressive church with tie beam/hammerbeam roof
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Thorpe Morieux
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Tuddenham St. Mary
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This is the Tuddenham near Mildenhall, anyone with a connection to the village? Here is the church
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Tannington
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Thorndon
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Thornham Magna
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Anyone from the village or has connections with same? There are some lovely walks in and around the park, the church sits in the grounds of the park and the nearby hall
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Thurston
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Tostock
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Anyone here with a connection to the village? Tostock Church has the pews running down the side walls of the nave when before the congregation was seated only the weak and infirm were permitted to sit, hence the saying 'backs to the walls'. Some very nice pew ends here some old, some newer
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Spiders
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Last Sunday we had a heavy dew with much mist and moisture in the air over Martlesham Heath, almost every Gorse bush had many garden spiders and others that had built webs, here are some pictures
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Garden Pests
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Nature in Suffolk
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Saw this slug in the garden yesterday, OK they eat the leaves of our plants, but I can't kill them. I leave the Frogs/Toads to have their meal as they see fit, click on the pic for more views
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Too Hot or Too Cold?
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Nature in Suffolk
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This pattern was formed on my car one morning last week, mother nature painting the area!
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Pettaugh
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Birds seen in Suffolk II
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Because the bandwidth has been used up on the first thread a new thread for birds in general is being started, this thread will feature the less common birds I see or something a little unusual This Nuthatch I saw filling a hole with mud on a tree in Christchurch Park Ipswich in preparation for secure nes...
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Bath time for the birds
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Birds of Suffolk
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A Chaffinch enjoying a splash in the pond in the walled garden of Brandon Country Park
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Old Library - Suffolk/Norfolk
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Hello! I am looking for an old library in Suffolk/Norfolk to photograph a local band in. If anyone knows of anywhere that would be suitable please could you let me know. We would love the library to be heritage style - old books and dark wood but any help would be great! Kind regards, Photoop
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Ashby
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Ashby Church http://www.picturesofengland.com/England/Suffolk/Ashby_Dell/pictures/1170249
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Homersfield [South Elmham St Mary]
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Rushmere
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This is the Rushmere near Beccles, anyone with a village connection? Rushmere Church near Beccles. The tower is round, the nave and chancel is thatched, the porch is brick. When taking a photo in the wildlife churchyard a pheasant flew up from under my feet cackling, frightened the life out of me I'll...
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Brampton
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Cookley
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Any residents of Cookley about. The church tower goes back to Norman times the rest is
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Cransford
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Charsfield
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Peggy Cole territory and where Akenfield was supposed to have been set. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akenfield What about this church tower and porch built in Tudor times, anyone about from the village?
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Onehouse
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Suffolk: The Geographical Centre
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Can anyone advise me what is the geographical centre of Suffolk, I believe it is somewhere between Needham lake and Badley Church but I can't be more precise. I have used compasses on maps and used Google Earth and used points from Haverhill to Corton [on the dogleg] and from Mildenhall and Brandon to F...
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Timworth
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Troston
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Royal Naval and MoD Boats
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Cretingham
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Peasenhall
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Nayland
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How many times do I say another hidden gem, well not enough, I just love this village, the buldings with their overhangs, the River Stour passing by ...and the church which has a painting hanging within by John Constable RA
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Naughton
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Nettlestead
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Nettlestead Church. What a delightful name! The church sits in a pleasant valley and is surrounded by trees, this really is a very peaceful spot. Unfortunately in 1940 a German bomber jettisoned a stick of bombs which severely damaged the tower and the font. The church was reopened in 1950, entry by a...
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Alpheton
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Assington
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Assington Church Very large but in an isolated position anyone with connections here?
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Anyone with a connection to the village? The Church at Barham has a sculpture to Madonna and Child by Henry Moore ...and a fine South Tower which also serves as a porch
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Beyton
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Elveden
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There is a large holiday park Centre Parcs positioned within Thetford Forest, this holiday centre has everything! Anyone stayed here or live in the village? The only church in Suffolk county at Elveden on the main A11 Norwich-London road to boast two towers to one church, unfortunately due to the wi...
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Eriswell
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Exning
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Elmswell
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Anyone with a connection to the village? Elmswell Church was believed to have been built by the monks of Bury St Eds, the tower is very tall and is one of the finest examples of stone and flint in the county. Some of the inscriptions, unfortunately are indecipherable
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Little Saxham
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Suffolk Places L ***
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Anyone with any connections to the village? The church has a round tower with arcading to the upper level, a lovely church
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Lawshall
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Suffolk Places L ***
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https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=lawshall&hl=en&ll=52.154809,0.7241&spn=0.000003,0.002642&sll=52.292523,0.897918&sspn=0.011628,0.0421&gl=uk&t=h&hnear=Lawshall,+Suffolk,+...
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Lower and Upper Layham
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Unidentified Birds
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Birds of Suffolk
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I have never professed to be an expert at ornithology, I just love our feathered friends and find the theory of flight fascinating and to photograph them too, if anyone has any bird they cannot identify but have photographed them then this is the place to put up your pictures hopefully for others to ide...
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Treecreepers
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Birds of Suffolk
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My first Treecreeper spotted in a few years, in fact there was a family of six but against a willow bark was difficult to see and focus on
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Nightingale
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Birds of Suffolk
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I best not leave it another 75 years to actually see a Nightingale! I heard it, saw one for the first time ever, recorded the sound and blow me down it came and sat on a branch among the thicket some 15 feet away, and then it shown its rusty red tail before disappearing. It also had a ring on its left leg, see/h...
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Chelmondiston
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The village that leads to the delightful riverside place called Pin Mill
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The Far East
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Planet Earth
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I was based here in the RAF from 1958-60, Sri Lanka is known as the Pearl in the Indian Ocean Negombo Beach 1959
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Milden
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Suffolk Places M ***
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Anyone have any connections with this village? Milden. The second highest point in Suffolk at about 400', the tower was damaged in a storm in 1827 and later removed. There is a view over to Lavenham Church but what really impressed me when I arrived on this cloudless May day was the sheer brilliance of a...
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Moulton
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Some lovely houses here on the edge of Horse Racing country. The River Kennet sometimes dries up in the summer months The church stands in parkland
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Ashfield-cum-Thorpe
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Mellis
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Suffolk Places M ***
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Metfield
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Suffolk Places M ***
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The village borders The River Waveney, anyone with any connections? The Church Before leaving here do take a look at the clock mechanism in the base of the tower, this dates from 1629 and I watched this strike 1100hrs, I found this fascinating
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Freckenham
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Suffolk Places F ***
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Felsham
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Suffolk Places F ***
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Anyone from the village or with connections? Felsham Church north porch mid to late 15c, is quite ornate. Not too far away from here is Bradfield Woods an ancient coppiced wood that has many varied wild flowers within, including the (now)scarce Oxlip. So peaceful on our visit even a nightingale welc...
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Finningham
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Suffolk Places F ***
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North Cove
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Suffolk Places N ***
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Anyone have any connection with the village? Here is the thatched roofed church
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Nedging
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Suffolk Places N ***
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Great Waldingfield
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Suffolk Places G ***
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Great Wenham
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Gazeley
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1 2
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Suffolk Places G ***
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Leavenheath
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Suffolk Places L ***
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Lindsey
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Suffolk Places L ***
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Anyone with a village connection? Lindsey St Peter, no church tower, this was removed in 1836. The church is very appealing and in a peaceful setting, a square font thought to date from c1300 can be seen within
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Little Cornard
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Suffolk Places L ***
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Little Waldingfield
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Suffolk Places L ***
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Anyone with connections to the village? The church has a very large tower and a couple of 'pepperpot turrets' on the chancel
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Earl Stonham
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1 2
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Suffolk Places E ***
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Euston
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Suffolk Places E ***
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A small village dominated by the nearby Hall and Grounds alongside The Little Ouse river. The grounds have some lovely walks so do take the opportunity to at least walk to the unusual church. I set all the alarms off when approaching the hall, to get a better picture of the gardens I stuck my camera throu...
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Ellough
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Suffolk Places E ***
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Thorington
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Suffolk Places T ***
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Thorington Church is difficult to photograph due to the existence of tall trees. This is a tiny church only measuring 51' X 17' but its crowning glory must be its Saxon round tower topped off with a Tudor brick octagonal top, probably the most interesting round tower in Suffolk. The blank arcaded wind...
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Trimley St. Mary
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Suffolk Places T ***
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The village joins Walton, which joins Felixstowe and the other way is sandwiched by St Martin although the two Saints Parish Churches serve the same Churchyard
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Tuddenham St. Martin
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Suffolk Places T ***
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This is the Tuddenham, near Ipswich, anyone with a connection to the village? Here is Tuddenham Church
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Ampton
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1 2 3
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Suffolk Places A ***
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Higham (Nr BSE)
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Suffolk Places H ***
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Haverhill
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Suffolk Places H ***
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It is about 30 years since I last visited Haverhill so if anyone can fill in a few details or show any pictures then that would be appreciated, thanks
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Henstead [With Hulver Street]
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1 2
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Suffolk Places H ***
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Kersey
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Suffolk Places K ***
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Arguably Suffolks most picturesque village with a beautiful church keeping watch over the village in a valley. There is a wonderful watersplash and a pub named The Bell, many colourwashed buildings adorn the hilly street. I suppose a million or more photos have been taken of the watersplash but jus...
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Kettlebaston
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1 2
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Suffolk Places K ***
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Anyone with connections to the village? Here is the church
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Kedington
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Suffolk Places K ***
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Kedington Church. There is a picturesque view of the church tower from the west which is fronted by an attractive water mill and cottage on the narrow River Stour with water meadows adjoining. The church is known as 'The Westminster Abbey of Suffolk' due to the number of tombs and wall monuments withi...
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Knettishall
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1 2
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Suffolk Places K ***
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Suffolk Accent/Dialect
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Suffolk General
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http://suffolk.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=119775&p=3&topicID=15885727
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Suffolk Quiz
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Suffolk General
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Who knows where the geographical centre of Suffolk is, I would hazard a guess at Needham Lakes, Needham Market, any takers?
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visiting suffolk
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Suffolk General
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I shall be coming down from Scotland this coming week for a couple of weeks, and will be visiting Suffolk. I would appreciate the opportunity of meeting up with any of you whilst down. I am fixed into a book launch on the 20th for my recent publication. "From barren rocks ... to living stones"...
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Did you know............
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Suffolk General
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.............that Suffolk is the 8th largest county in England area wise but supports only 700000 people which comes in at No. 31 in the country
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Missing Photographs
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Suffolk General
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You may have noticed that many, many photographs are shown as 'Temporarily Unavailable', I can thank Webshots for this!!! For twelve years I have subscribed to their coffers with my pictures, not only have they taken the subscriptions, and used some photographs on placemats, mugs, tea towels etc...
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Suffolk's Top Twenty Attractive Places to Visit
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Suffolk General
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The poll will only allow 20 entries, I have picked what I consider the Top Twenty Most Attractive Places to Visit in Suffolk, you may have a different viewpoint [sic] if so why not tell us which is yours and why These are not listed in any particular order but please place your tick I have had to omit many pl...
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Ipswich Ice Hockey
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Suffolk General
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We've been trying to get a rink and team in Ipswich for some while now, and we've finally got a petition going and could really use your support with it! It only takes 2 seconds to sign and could really change UK ice hockey! Also, it'd really help if you could share this with whoever, we really need to get th...
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BBC Radio Suffolk Today Tues 22/02/2011
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Suffolk General
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BBC Radio Suffolk Programme Schedule which can be received around the world http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/programmes/schedules click on the LISTEN LIVE button at the top of the page Lesley Dolphin [the presenter] has a very active Facebook page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.p...
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Missing the home County
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Suffolk General
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I can see from many overseas visitors that some of you are missing your Suffolk roots, I'm sure we have every sympathy towards you, perhaps you can share what you miss most. The wide skies, the heathland, the coast, the people or the pub well if its any of these tell us about it.....
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Thatched Buildings
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Suffolk General
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Here are some thatched buildings within Suffolk Walberswick
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House plaques/signs
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Suffolk General
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Dunwich
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Gipping
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Anyone with a connection to the village? Gipping Church
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Gislingham
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Gosbeck
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Great Ashfield
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Great Bricett
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Pettistree
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Purdis Farm
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A 'newish' parish on the outskirts of Ipswich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purdis_Farm
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Culford
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Cotton
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Combs & Combs Ford
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Suffolk Places C ***
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There is an isolated church standing close to an ancient wood, there are some lovely walks here and beautiful wild flowers, this can be muddy after heavy rain This picture taken of the wood when all the wild garlic is in flower, the aroma is
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Lakenheath & Air Base
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Suffolk Places L ***
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Little America as Lakenheath is often known has two huge air bases nearby although RAF Airfields they are almost exclusively used by the United States Air Force, Lakenheath the Fighter Base and Mildenhall the Tanker/Transport Base.
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Little Blakenham
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Suffolk Places L ***
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Kelsale-cum-Carlton
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Suffolk Places K ***
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Some nice buildings and houses here in the village together with a guilldhall
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Kettleburgh
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Anyone with a connection to the village? No suitable photo available at the moment -- Edited by John Cooper at 19:36, 2008-09-04
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Kenny Hill
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck_Row,_Holywell_Row_and_Kenny_Hill
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Suffolk Spring Garden Show at the Showground
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A Day Out in Suffolk***
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by RustySpade
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A perfect day out if you like gardening is the Suffolk Spring Garden Show at the Suffolk Showground 6-9 April. The show has been going for 15 years and sells everything from flowers and water features, to local cheese and bulbs.
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Botesdale
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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Bradfield Combust
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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Bradfield St. Clare
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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Brockley
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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Shelland
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Suffolk Places Sa - Si ***
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Somerton
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Suffolk Places Sl - Sw ***
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Coastguard Cottages in Suffolk
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Beautiful Buildings of Suffolk***
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I don't know of any others apart from those at Old Felixstowe, Shingle Street and Dunwich Heath, there are some at Aldeburgh but I have no knowledge of these. The Cottages on the cliffs at Dunwich Heath must now be in danger of coming to some grief with the eroding cliffs, if you do get the opportunity of v...
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Nature Reserves
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Nature in Suffolk
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Dingle Marshes National Nature Reserve at Dunwich
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Yachting & Sailing
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Shipping and All things Nautical
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Through the yacht masts at Levington
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Oil and Gas Tankers
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Shipping and All things Nautical
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Thornham Parva
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Probably one of Suffolks most lovely small churches, and it has a 700 year old painting
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Thelnetham
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Suffolk Places T ***
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Anyone from here? I only know the church and the windmill
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Falkenham
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Suffolk Places F ***
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Falkenham Church is situated behind the Hall via a grass drive lined with lime trees and overlooking the marshes and the River Deben
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Friston
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Suffolk Places F ***
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Fornham St. Genevieve
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Suffolk Places F ***
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Fakenham Magna
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Suffolk Places F ***
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Flowton
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Suffolk Places F ***
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Crowfield
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Check this church out on a fine spring day and see all the wild flowers around
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Chilton
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Suffolk Places C ***
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Copdock
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Newton
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Suffolk Places N ***
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A village on the level, it boasts its own golf course, village green and a pub with an unusual name The Saracens Head, a church tucked behind the village and a few nice houses like this one
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Monk Soham
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Suffolk Places M ***
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Anyone here that may have connections to the village? The church dates from more than 700 years ago
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Market Weston
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Suffolk Places M ***
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Marlesford
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Suffolk Places M ***
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Anyone with connections to the village? Here is the church
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Middleton cum Fordley
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Suffolk Places M ***
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Anyone here from the village or has connections? There once stood two churches in this churchyard, the remarkable thing about Holy Trinity here is that in 1955 during repair work the thatching to the chancel caught fire, the village folk performed miracles by retrieving its church records and othe...
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Monewden
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Mutford
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Anyone with connections to the village? The church has a Norman round tower and is quite isolated
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Monks Eleigh
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Suffolk Places M ***
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What a lovely village this is, almost completely unspoilt, the hand water pump leads to the the church on the rise.
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Felixstowe
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Suffolk Places F ***
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From Felixstowe Ferry to Landguard Point (Suffolks most southerly point) stretches for almost five miles and is known as the Colneis Peninsular, from the North by the River Deben estuary to the south The River Orwell estuary. Much will be shown about the Port which is the largest in the UK and the fou...
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Darsham
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Anyone from the village want to make any comment The church has rendered walls [updated 2008, not any more!]
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Bramford
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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This village covers quite a large area, there are a few nice buildings still standing. There is a picnic spot adjacent to the main A14 Trunk Road and can be noisy, there are good walks to Barham Pits and beyond and also to Sproughton
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Brightwell
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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Brightwell Church. This little church stands on a hill all alone, it serves a community of about 50 people where there is no pub, shop or post office. The unusual feature here is the two Tuscan columns not seen in any other Suffolk church
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The Suffolk Sandlings Walk
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Suffolk General
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As I started the Coast walk from Landguard to Corton we will do this one the other way round from Southwold to Rushmere St. Andrew, this walk was done over a number of years by my wife and I, it is something that we haven't hurried especially as these days my distance I can cover has been somewhat limited. E...
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The Road to Nowhere
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Suffolk General
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Once you get to this point in Waldringfield the River Deben is the next stop
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Bildeston
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Suffolk Places Ba - Bi ***
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This is where the church is a good distance from the village centre something to do with The Black Death (Plague) all those years ago. There are a few nice buildings including this superb example called Levells House/Hall
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Badwell Ash
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Suffolk Places Ba - Bi ***
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There are some nice old buildings here in this village, but I was invited up to the top of the Church Tower on ladders and through the belfry less than a year after having a Triple Heart By Pass, this is the view, thanks Dennis for allowing this
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Coddenham
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Suffolk Places C ***
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Capel St. Mary
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Suffolk Places C ***
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Chattisham
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Suffolk Places C ***
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Springtime in Suffolk
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Nature in Suffolk
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Half B&W & Half colour, Gunnera -- Edited by John Cooper on Thursday 26th of May 2016 09:17:14 AM
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A Seal in Suffolk
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Nature in Suffolk
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On a groyne at The Dip Felixstowe a Common Seal decided to 'beach' itself and play to a crowd, this was a large seal and was spotted by a passer by who relayed the information to others There are a lot of photos, in fact the local EADT and Star newspapers picked up on the story in March 2009
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Kesgrave
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Suffolk Places K ***
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I live here, a new town that has sprung up from a village, just pleased that it wasn't swallowed up by Ipswich! The church is nearly as well known as the traffic lights on the A12/14 perhaps County Councillors will come to their senses one day and recognise a roundabout for traffic is just that.
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Ponds and Lakes in Suffolk
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Suffolk Beauty Spots ***
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This is the Round Pond in Christchurch Park Ipswich
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Kessingland
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Suffolk Places K ***
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Take a stroll around the beach front at Lowestoft towards the sluice gates and pumping station at The Levels with the Hundred River is pumped into the North Sea. Plenty of bird life around here, not waders but those that rest after flying off to warmer or cooler climes, this one of Swans near the sluice...
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Thorpeness
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Suffolk Beauty Spots ***
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A holiday haven mainly built in the 1920's this is a lovely area for relaxation or for recreational facilites. Here we have a picturesque golf course, the lake with much boating activity, splendid walks through boardwalks around the marshes or a stroll to the sea. There is of course the 'working' win...
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Dragon/Damselflies of Suffolk
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Nature in Suffolk
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Again if you have photos or wish to discuss this topic please fee free
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Newbourne
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Suffolk Places N ***
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A lovely village sometimes spelt without the E at the end nestles in a hollow which has a church overlooking the picturesque pub The Fox, a giants house and a beautiful nature reserve called Newbourne Springs The beautiful Fox Inn
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Harkstead
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Anyone with any village connections? From the church there are good views of The River Stour looking towards Harwich
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Sea Watch Hide at Dunwich
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The very large binoculars have been removed but these are some of the posters on display
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Theberton & Eastbridge
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Suffolk Places T ***
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Anyone here with a connection to the village? It was here in 1917 that a Zeppelin Airship was brought down by a British biplane aircraft, within the porch of the church (round tower and thatched nave roof) is the story of the incident
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Birds with eyes closed
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Birds of Suffolk
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You have to sometimes be lucky to capture a bird blinking, but not of course if they are asleep, this Crow was simply blinking Eyelid Closed
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Larks
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Birds of Suffolk
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This Skylark was spotted high over The Dunes at Kessingland
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Seeing Double with Birds
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Seeing Double Trouble with these Pigeons ]
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On the Farm
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Nature in Suffolk
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http://www.suffolksheep.org/index.php?p=20&PHPSESSID=c9612ceff56c99c8368638c31df1ed43
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Woodbridge & Bawdsey Quay
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A Day Out in Suffolk***
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Try this one: Morning 1000hrs to 1230hrs do the circular walk along the River from The Tide Mill and back to the car park by the recreation ground. On a bright day with just a little cu-nimbus cloud what more of a perfect setting can you get Lunch eg at The Wilford Bridge pub or a picnic right opposite the p...
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Felixstowe
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A Day Out in Suffolk***
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Avoiding the slot machines and fair ground rides why not try Felixstowe Viewing Area and watch the biggest container ships discharging their colourful boxes at the Viewing Point and take a walk on Landguard Common. The parking here is for free. In the afternoon take the other end of FXT and park on the...
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Clare Country Park and Cavendish
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A Day Out in Suffolk***
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Quintessentially English is both Cavendish and Clare. Children can while away the day climbing the castle mound, walking by the river, picknicking or whatever takes your fancy. A trip to nearby Cavendish will make you want to stay! [
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Hadleigh and Kersey
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A Day Out in Suffolk***
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I did this trip Boxing Day Hadleigh in the morning and Kersey in the afternoon, but it would be even better if you were to attempt this in the Spring, Summer or Autumn. Plenty of parking in the town so take your pick, travel along the High Street to Bridge Street cross over the Bridge that takes you over the...
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The Shotley Peninsular
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A Day Out in Suffolk***
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Today was an absolute Brahma of a day for photography, early this morning there was just the hint of some mist on The River Orwell, per chance a freighter passed under The Orwell Bridge, [the Paddle Steamer excursion had been cancelled], the tide in the estuary was low, there were many varieties of wad...
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Thetford/Brandon area
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A Day Out in Suffolk***
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On Monday we started at Santon Downham using the free carpark by the Post Office/Stores, walked up to The Church in The Forest through the snowdops. Then down the hill to Dads Army White Bridge on The Little Ouse River that separates Norfolk from Suffolk [passports not required!] Along here saw a Munt...
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A Day Out in Suffolk***
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Today we had the most perfect weather, clear blue skies, a hint of a nip in the air at times, Mother Nature was putting on her best show, the countryside and hedgerows have suddenly come alive after a fairly harsh winter. We just cruised around to three villages in Mid Suffolk starting at All Saints Chur...
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A Day Out in Suffolk***
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Hello John, I have just returned to North Carolina after visiting my brother, who lives in Ipswich. I enjoyed my visit and catching up with relatives and friends. My brother and I enjoyed ourselves just taking short trips out to the surrounding areas of Ipswich. One Saturday (Valentine's Day) we w...
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Iken/Snape Maltings/Aldeburgh/Thorpeness
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A Day Out in Suffolk***
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This is a full day, but it is achievable Park on the car park at Iken Cliffs [as I write the potholes on the approach are diabolical!] walk to Snape Maltings on the Boardwalk [Be aware of the tide situation]. Visit the Riverside, shops etc walk back to car allow 2 hours. Take the road to Aldeburgh, our visi...
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Bardwell
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Suffolk Places Ba - Bi ***
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Burgate
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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Burgate Church is reputed to be where the body of St Edmund the Boy King rested for one night en route from where he was slain by the Danes at Hoxne to Bury St Edmunds (hence the name). Here is shown the tomb to Sir William de Burgate d1409 with a wonderful brass adorning the altar top to this knight in armour...
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Brundish
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Anyone around from the village to comment on where they live? Here is another of those square towered Norman churches
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Brome
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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Brome Church Anyone else from the village?
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Braiseworth
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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HDI WORLD pictures
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Planet Earth
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Planet Earth
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On a Rhine cruise from Boppard we came across this church by the riverside
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Great Barton
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Anyone here from the village or with connections and know how the horse race The Derby was to be decided instead of The Bunbury? Here is the church
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Great Bradley
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Great Wratting
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Great Wratting Church. Every church has their features, this one had lovely topiary hedging when I called a few years ago now, but also look on the tower and see the angled line of the original nave
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Langham
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Suffolk Places L ***
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http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/suffolk/langham
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Little Finborough
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Lackford
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Suffolk Places L ***
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Lidgate
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Suffolk Places L ***
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Little Bradley
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Boxford
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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A lovely village down in the dip with the tiniest of rivers being streamlike running through by the name of the Box which flows into the Brett which flows in to Stour. Lovely houses from another era, a beautiful church and don't miss the wooden north porch of the church Possibly the oldest wooden porch i...
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Brettenham
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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Bures
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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Brent Eleigh
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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Brandon
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Suffolk Places Bl - Bu ***
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Brandon is in Breckland, there is the huge USAF Fighter Base of Lakenheath nearby, these F-15E's can regularly be seen flying low over the town. There is a beautiful country park within walking distance of the town centre with many specimen trees. If you visit the church where the chancel dates back...
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Military Fortifications in Suffolk
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Ex Armed Forces in Suffolk ***
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Robins & Redstarts
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Birds of Suffolk
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Beautiful Britain
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UK Photographs
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Evesham Bell Tower
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Orkney Islands, Scotland
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UK Photographs
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The Ring of Brogar, Clouston is a remarkable ancient ring of stones, in 2004 I was fortunate enough to visit here in 2004 http://www.ancient-scotland.co.uk/site.php?a=29
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UK Photographs
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Skegness, Clock Tower
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Akenham
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Suffolk Places A ***
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A parish with a church called St Mary, so isolated that I had completely forgot about it, although I have been here before, it seems miles from anywhere yet it is less than a handful of miles from Ipswich Town Centre. The Church has a farm keeping it company called Rise Hall, I took this walk today from nea...
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Little Livermere
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Suffolk Places L ***
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A few years ago I came across this redundant Church at Little Livermere, a nice park and lake with many birds adorn same. Plenty of meadowside plants too
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Auks & Guillemots
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Birds of Suffolk
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We found this dead Guillemot on the beach at Kessingland, often these birds are washed up with tar in their feathers, this one looked clean
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What is on your bird feeder?
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-- Edited by John Cooper on Thursday 11th of February 2016 09:05:59 PM
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Rougham
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Anyone here with a connection to the village? Here is the church with an exceptionally large tower and the porch is one of the finest in the county
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Rickinghall Inferior
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How I love these two names Inferior and Superior, well Inferior has nothing to worry about as they have the better of the two churches IMO ! Anyone with connections?
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Rickinghall Superior
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Superior and Inferior lets call the whole thing off! Anyone with a connection? Rickinghall Superior. The porch (shown) has a small room above. In the early days of church life the congregation stood in the nave facing east, no seats benches or chairs except for the weary and these benches ran paralle...
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Rattlesden
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Yes we really do have a River Rat and the village takes its name from here, the bridge used to support some sharks teeth but I haven't here for a number of years so not up to speed with the latest Gen
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Redgrave
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Anyone here from Redgrave? Here is the church with mellow yellow bricks
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Redlingfield
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Anyone with a connection to the village? Sorry no suitable photo available presently
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Ringshall
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Anyone with a connection to the village? Here is the church
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Rishangles
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Anyone with a connection to the village? The church with a South Tower is now a private residence
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Rede
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Anyone with a connection to the village? Sorry no suitable photo available presently
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Risby
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Anyone here with a connection to the village? Here is the church complete with round tower and nave windows which are 700+ years old
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Rushbrooke
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Anyone here with a village connection? Rushbrooke Church again an unusual church but of much interest. The nave has stalls facing each other instead of pews. The only church coat of arms relating to Henry VIII in the whole of England is to be seen here, weather it is genuine is debatable. The whole area...
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River Deben
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The Rivers of Suffolk***
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The source of the River Deben can be found just past Debenham (Deben-ham meaning ford) at Aspall, this is probably the least spoiled river in all of Suffolk. The fresh water of The Deben discharges at the weir just south of Ufford, the river reach becomes quite wide from here on to where it flows out int...
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River Blyth
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The Rivers of Suffolk***
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Another of those unspoilt Suffolk rivers including the estuary.
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River Waveney
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The Rivers of Suffolk***
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The source here is at Lopham & Redgrave Fen, but the end is at Burgh Castle discharging into Breydon Water near Great Yarmouth. Westbound from Lopham/Redgrave the springs just a few yards from The Waveney becomes The Little Ouse Whilst I have walked some of these stretches of River, it is t...
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The Forests/Trees and Woodlands of Suffolk
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Nature in Suffolk
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Nowton Park Bury St Edmunds
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A Right Royal Connection
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Guthrum, The Danish King of East Anglia is rumoured to have been buried in Hadleigh, somewhere near to the Church of St Mary c890AD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guthrum
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Gardens and Gardening
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Suffolk General
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Why not share your garden experiences within Suffolk, whether they be your own garden, other peoples gardens or eg the award winning Bury St Edmunds Abbey Gardens
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Water Supply over the Centuries
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I have noticed that several places have retained the old water pumps for all to see, and how water was obtained from from the underground reservoirs. I will upload some photos as I come across them from springs, streams, rivers, wells, hand pumps etc to water towers and reservoirs. I once had a try at w...
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Museums in Suffolk
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As I come across some photos of Museums I have visited over the years I will place a link here Firstly Ipswich Transport Museum, Cobham Road on the East Side of Ipswich http://www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk/ Before turning up to any of these museums please check the website for opening days/tim...
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