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Framlingham


 

Framlingham is a market town in East Suffolk, England.

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Suffolk - England

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It is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Framlingham has a conservation area. The town is home to 12th-century curtain-walled Framlingham Castle. Nearby villages include Cratfield. 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.

Related Topics:
Anglo-Saxon - Domesday Book - Conservation area - Framlingham Castle - Cratfield - America - Framingham, Massachusetts

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Framlingham College, an independent school is located in the town.

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