Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh is an English town on the North Sea shore in the area of Suffolk, to the north of the River Alde. It was residence to the composer Benjamin Britten as well as has actually been the centre of the global Aldeburgh Event of arts at nearby Snape Maltings, established by Britten in 1948. It continues to be an arts and literary centre, with a yearly Verse Celebration and also numerous food festivals and other occasions. As a Tudor port, Aldeburgh was given district status in 1529 by Henry VIII. Its historic structures consist of a 16th-century moot hall and a Napoleonic-era Martello Tower. 2nd houses compose regarding a 3rd of its housing. Visitors are drawn to its Blue Flag roof shingles coastline and also fisherman huts, where fresh fish are marketed daily, by Aldeburgh Yacht Club, and also by its social offerings. Two family-run fish as well as chip stores are cited as being amongst the best in the country. Aldeburgh has a community council as well as exists within the East Suffolk non-metropolitan district. Aldeburgh ward, which includes Thorpeness and also various other areas, had a population of 3,225 in the 2011 census, when the mean age of the occupants was 55 and the typical age 61.