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England County Quiz - Suffolk

Can you guess these facts about the English ceremonial county of Suffolk?
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Last updated: January 27, 2022
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First submittedDecember 21, 2020
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County town
Ipswich
Archbishop and advisor to Henry VIII, who was born in the above town
Cardinal
Thomas Wolsey
Market town and headquarters of British horseracing
Newmarket
The eighth novel by Charles Dickens which was set partly in Suffolk
David Copperfield
Suffolk river from which Eric Arthur Blair derived his Nom-de-Plume
Orwell
Historic market town in west Suffolk, home to the ruins of an ancient abbey
Bury
St. Edmunds
Once the capital of the Kingdom of the East Angles, and similar in size to 14th-century
London, most of this town has since disappeared due to coastal erosion
Dunwich
Breed of heavy working horse, originally developed in the county for agricultural use
Suffolk Punch
Town which marks the easternmost point of the British mainland
Lowestoft
Major classical music festival held at Snape Maltings since 1967
Aldeburgh
Festival
Musician who sang about the 'Castle on the Hill' in his home town of Framlingham
Ed Sheeran
Quaint seaside town, known for its pier, lighthouse and Adnams brewery
Southwold
Suffolk born landscape painter, whose most notable work is 'The Hay Wain'
John Constable
Anglo-Saxon cemetery and the site of a ship burial containing spectacular artefacts
Sutton Hoo
Seaside town with the largest container port in the United Kingdom
Felixstowe
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