Stowmarket
Stowmarket ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, on the A14 trunk road between Bury St Edmunds to the west and Ipswich to the southeast. The town lies on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) between Diss and Needham Market, and lies on the River Gipping, which is joined by its tributary, the River Rat, to the south of the town.
Key facts
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- Eastbridge Windpump at The Food Museum (June 2006)
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- Suffolk
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- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
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- STOWMARKET
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- IP14
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- IP
- UK place.dial_code
- 01449
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- TM048588
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- 89.1mi
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- Stowmarket Town Sign.JPG
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- Town sign, Market Place, unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002
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- Or three Crowns Gules on a Chief Azure a Mitre Argent garnished Or.
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- Historic events
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Media
- Governance
- County Councillors
- Sport and leisure
- Climate
- Stowmarket today
- Notable residents
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
Stowmarket ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, on the A14 trunk road between Bury St Edmunds to the west and Ipswich to the southeast. The town lies on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) between Diss and Needham Market, and lies on the River Gipping, which is joined by its tributary, the River Rat, to the south of the town.
The town takes its name from the Old English word stōw meaning "principal place", and was granted a market charter in 1347 by Edward III. A bi-weekly market is still held there today on Thursday and Saturday.