Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh is an English town on the North Sea coast in the county of Suffolk, to the north of the River Alde. It was residence to the composer Benjamin Britten as well as has been the centre of the international Aldeburgh Festival of arts at nearby Snape Maltings, started by Britten in 1948. It remains an arts and also literary centre, with an annual Poetry Event and also several 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 consist of a 16th-century moot hall as well as a Napoleonic-era Martello Tower. Second residences compose concerning a 3rd of its housing. Site visitors are attracted to its Blue Flag roof shingles coastline and angler huts, where fresh fish are sold daily, by Aldeburgh Yacht Club, as well as by its social offerings. 2 family-run fish as well as chip shops are pointed out as being amongst the very best in the country. Aldeburgh has a community council and lies within the East Suffolk non-metropolitan district. Aldeburgh ward, which includes Thorpeness and other areas, had a population of 3,225 in the 2011 census, when the mean age of the occupants was 55 as well as the typical age 61.