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Greenwich, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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Greenwich 2000:The Orwell Bridge

Greenwich, Ipswich: is a suburb of the Anglo-Saxon town of Ipswich, Suffolk. Ipswich is the first Anglo-Saxon town. High on a hill it overlooks the Ipswich docks (below) on the River Orwell and down-stream to the Orwell Bridge.
Greenwich 2000: Looking down on the town of Ipswich and the docks.

Greenwich is a municipal housing estate. The destination of the number 1 bus.

Below the Greenwich estate is the dock area with grain and oil storage. Here you will find Greenwich Road and, opposite, its more modern counterpart, Greenwich Close

Anglo-Saxon Origins

Both Greenwich and Ipswich demonstrate their Anglo-Saxon origins by the -wich ending.

Ipswich was originally called Gippeswyk. There is still a park called Gippeswyk Park. Over time Gippeswyk has become Ipswich.

The Anglo-Saxons originally crossed the North Sea from what is now Holland (The Netherlands) leaving behind places such as Rijswijk and Noordwijk. (R˙sw˙k and Noordw˙k)

Other places in East Anglia and Kent ending -wich are:

  • Norwich, Norfolk

  • Dunwich, Suffolk (now mainly lost into the North Sea)

  • Harwich, Essex

  • Sandwich, Kent

  • Woolwich (close to Greenwich)
Greenwich 2000: Greenwich Road, Ipswich

Greenwich Road, Ipswich

 
Greenwich 2000: Greenwich Close, Ipswich

Greenwich Close, Ipswich

DetailsGreenwich 2000: Take the bus to Greenwich, Ipswich

Country: England (United Kingdom)

County: Suffolk

Latitude: 52N

Longitude: 1E

Time Zone: GMT

Population: (part of town of Ipswich)

 
 
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Greenwich England is where East meets West at the Greenwich Meridian (0° Longitude); World Time is set Greenwich Mean Time and where the World millennium celebrations will take place.   The Millennium Dome closed on the 31 December 2000.  But remember that the millennium didn't officially begin until 2001.

Greenwich lies on the River Thames, a few minutes by rail or tube, or a short river cruise from central London.  If you want to visit Greenwich and information on visiting London, England then see Greenwich Info.  There is the famous Cutty Sark to visit and the Royal Naval College.  Just down river is the Thames Barrier which is close to London City Airport

The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is in Greenwich Park along with the National Maritime Museum and the Queens House.  For information on astronomy visit Greenwich Star

The London Marathon starts in Greenwich Park.

Greenwich has a long heritage; it was the birth place of King Henry VIII and his daughters Queen Mary (Bloody Mary) and Queen Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen).  It has seen many famous visitors from Peter the Great through Charles Dickens to Bob Hope.  This and a lot more in Greenwich Past.

For information on all the other places in the world called Greenwich including Greenwich Village, New York City, USA then visit Greenwich Town.

Visit the new Greenwich Book Shelf where you can buy titles old and new.
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