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Framlingham History Society promotes an interest in the social history of the town and the surrounding district. We arrange talks, presentations and visits. On this website you can find a growing set of articles, newsletters and journals, with stories of people, places,objects and events related to the Framlingham area.

For more information, see the links by “Find out more” above.


News 29th October 2024: the website has had a visual make-over: a new banner by Illustrator Max Bowman, cleaner typography and improved site navigation to make it easier to find things (I hope).

Framlingham has many famous sons and daughters, and is the scene of many historical events.

Queen Mary was proclaimed queen from Framlingham Castle in 1553

The first document that Mary wrote as queen was written in Framlingham Castle, and a copy is on display in the Lanman Museum in the Castle.

Sir Henry Thompson, surgeon and polymath, was born in Framlingham in 1820

There is a plaque on the wall of his parents’ shop in Market Hill, which was the home in which he was brought up. This building is now St Elizabeth Hospice charity shop.

Ed Sheeran was brought up and went to school in Framlingham and lives nearby

Framlingham’s spectacular castle is steeped in history, and has been much painted and photographed. This painting is by Leonard Squirrell, copyright © the Lanman Museum

Join us at our meetings to hear talks on many aspects of Framlingham’s history and join us on our summer visits, as detailed in our programme.