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 author Benjamin Britten and also has been the centre of the global Aldeburgh Event of arts at neighboring Snape Maltings, established by Britten in 1948. It continues to be an arts and literary centre, with an annual Poetry Celebration as well as a number of food festivals as well as various other occasions. As a Tudor port, Aldeburgh was provided borough condition in 1529 by Henry VIII. Its historic buildings include a 16th-century moot hall as well as a Napoleonic-era Martello Tower. 2nd houses comprise about a third of its housing. Visitors are attracted to its Blue Flag roof shingles beach and fisherman huts, where fresh fish are sold daily, by Aldeburgh Yacht Club, and also by its social offerings. 2 family-run fish and chip stores are mentioned as being among the most effective in the country. Aldeburgh has a community council and also 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 citizens was 55 and also the average age 61.