Gainsborough, Ipswich

Gainsborough
The Golden Hind, one of the Tolly Follies, built in the 1930s to serve the people of Gainsborough
Gainsborough is located in Suffolk
Gainsborough
Gainsborough
Location within Suffolk
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtIP3
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°02′00″N 1°10′45″E / 52.0332°N 1.1792°E / 52.0332; 1.1792

Gainsborough (/ˈɡnzbərə/) is an area of Ipswich, in the Ipswich district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It was named after the artist Thomas Gainsborough of Sudbury, who lived in Ipswich for several years.[1] He was noted for visiting the banks of the Orwell in this area.

  1. ^ "Ipswich, England". Planet Ipswich : A bridge between the Ipswiches of the world. Stefrapes Productions. Retrieved 6 October 2019.