Bungay is a small town in Suffolk (East Anglia, England), within The Broads National Park. Suffolk (pronounced suffuk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... The Broads are a network of rivers and of lakes (Broads) in Norfolk and Suffolk. ...

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It lies in the Waveney valley, about 7 km west of Beccles. File links The following pages link to this file: Bungay Categories: Images with unknown source ... Waveney is a local government district in Suffolk, England. ... Beccles is a market town in Suffolk within The Broads National Park. ...

Bungay Castle was owned by the Normans, but was later rebuilt by Roger Bigod and his family, who also owned Framlingham Castle. Bungay's village sign shows the castle. Bungay Castle is a castle in the small town of Bungay, Suffolk, England. ... Norman may refer to: The Norman language The Norman people Norman architecture, the Romanesque architecture erected by the Normans. ... Roger Bigod (d. ... Framlingham Castle is an important castle in the market town of Framlingham, Suffolk, England. ... Village signs are a custom involving It is practised in Norfolk, England and, to a lesser degree, in the neighbouring county of Suffolk and a few other counties. ...

The town was almost destroyed by a great fire in 1688. // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ...

Bungay is famous for an event which occurred on Sunday August 4, 1577 at the congregation of St Mary's Church during a service. Black Shuck, also known as 'The Black Dog of Bungay' killed two and left another injured. August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 29 - Publication of the Bergen Book which is better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings, later condensed into an... Black Shuck is the name given to a large black dog which is said to roam the Norfolk and Suffolk coastline. ...

The Butter Cross was constructed in 1689. It was the place where farmers displayed their butter, eggs and other farm produce for sale. Until 1810, there was also a Corn Cross, but it was taken down and replaced by a pump. Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... Balls of butter on a plate Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh cream. ... A carton of free-range chicken eggs Bird eggs are a common food source. ... Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible seeds (actually a fruit called a caryopsis). ... A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars intersecting each other at a 90° angle, dividing one or two of the lines in half. ... A pump is a mechanical device used to move liquids or gases. ...

What was once the 12th century church of the Benedictine Priory (founded by Gundreda, wife of Roger Bigod), is now the parish church of St. Mary. A wooden panel behind the altar was presented to the church by the novelist Sir H. Rider Haggard who was born nearby in Bradenham near Kessingland and lived in Ditchingham. A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of Saint Benedict, whether belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, or to one of the Anglican or Protestant churches. ... A priory is a monastery governed by a prior or prioress. ... Roger Bigod (d. ... A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ... Picture of an altar from the Meyer Encyclopaedia An altar, (Hebrew mizbeah, from a word meaning to slay) is any structure on which sacrifices known as the korbanot as well as incense offerings are offered for religious purposes. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... H. Rider Haggard, author Sir Henry Rider Haggard (June 22, 1856 – May 14, 1925), born in Bradenham, Norfolk, England, was a Victorian writer of adventure novels set in locations considered exotic by readers in his native England. ... Map sources for Kessingland at grid reference TM5286 Kessingland is a large village in the Waveney District in Suffolk, about 7 km south of Lowestoft. ... Ditchingham is a village in Norfolk, England by the River Waveney, within The Broads National Park. ...

Bungay is home to both the shortest man and the tallest woman in East Anglia; Stephen Went, East Anglia's shortest man (and third shortest adult), and Mary King, the tallest woman in the south of England.

Nearby, in the village of Earsham, is the Otter Trust where otters are raised in captivity and then released into the wild. As a result, the otter population in the Suffolk Broads has increased. Genera Amblonyx Aonyx Enhydra Lontra Lutra Lutrogale Pteronura Otters are aquatic or marine carnivorous mammals, members of the large and diverse family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers and others. ... The Suffolk Broads are the southern part of The Broads National Park, the northern part being the Norfolk Broads. ...

Bungay's main thoroughfare, St. Mary's Street, has several shops along it including two newsagents and a Public House. Bungay's Rainbow superstore was relocated in April 2005 from here to Hillside Road East near the middle school. Bungay is locally famed for its unusually large number of hairdressers, antiques shops, and pubs.

Bungay has a tourist website at: http://www.bungay-suffolk.co.uk/

Nearby towns/villages include: Ditchingham, Earsham, Flixton.