Bungay

Bungay
Bungay Buttercross
Bungay is located in Suffolk
Bungay
Bungay
Location within Suffolk
Area11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) [1]
Population5,127 (2011)[1]
• Density466/km2 (1,210/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM336898
Civil parish
  • Bungay
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBungay
Postcode districtNR35
Dialling code01986
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°27′22″N 1°26′13″E / 52.456°N 1.437°E / 52.456; 1.437

Bungay (/ˈbʌŋɡi/)[2] is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.[3] It lies in the Waveney Valley, 5+12 miles (9 kilometres) west of Beccles on the edge of The Broads, and at the neck of a meander of the River Waveney. In 2011 it had a population of 5,127.

  1. ^ a b Town profile: Bungay, East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ^ G. M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (Oxford UP, 1971), p. 22.
  3. ^ OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : ISBN 0 319 24086 X.