Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh is an English town on the North Sea shore in the county of Suffolk, to the north of the River Alde. It was home to the composer Benjamin Britten and has been the centre of the global Aldeburgh Festival of arts at nearby Snape Maltings, founded by Britten in 1948. It stays an arts and also literary centre, with an annual Poetry Celebration as well as a number of food festivals as well as various other events. As a Tudor port, Aldeburgh was granted district standing in 1529 by Henry VIII. Its historical structures include a 16th-century moot hall as well as a Napoleonic-era Martello Tower. 2nd homes comprise regarding a 3rd of its real estate. Site visitors are drawn to its Blue Flag shingle coastline as well as angler huts, where fresh fish are sold daily, by Aldeburgh Yacht Club, as well as by its cultural offerings. Two family-run fish and chip stores are cited as being among the most effective in the country. Aldeburgh has a town council and also lies within the East Suffolk non-metropolitan area. Aldeburgh ward, that includes Thorpeness and also other neighborhoods, had a population of 3,225 in the 2011 census, when the mean age of the residents was 55 as well as the average age 61.
