Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh is an English community on the North Sea shore in the region 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 worldwide Aldeburgh Event of arts at close-by Snape Maltings, founded by Britten in 1948. It continues to be an arts and also literary centre, with an annual Verse Festival and also several food festivals as well as various other events. As a Tudor port, Aldeburgh was provided district standing in 1529 by Henry VIII. Its historical structures include a 16th-century moot hall as well as a Napoleonic-era Martello Tower. Second homes make up concerning a 3rd of its housing. Visitors are attracted to its Blue Flag roof shingles beach as well as angler huts, where fresh fish are marketed daily, by Aldeburgh Yacht Club, and also by its cultural offerings. 2 family-run fish and also chip stores are cited as being amongst the most effective in the nation. Aldeburgh has a town council and also lies within the East Suffolk non-metropolitan area. Aldeburgh ward, that includes Thorpeness and also various other neighborhoods, had a population of 3,225 in the 2011 census, when the mean age of the inhabitants was 55 as well as the mean age 61.
