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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Bungay like this:
Bungay, town with ry. sta., E. Suffolk, on river Waveney, 6 miles W. of Beccles and 113 miles NE. of London; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Thursday. B. was nearly destroyed by fire in 1688, and is now a neat and well-built town. It has an extensive printing-office and stereotype foundry; also trade in corn, flour, lime, &c. The river is navigable for barges.
Bungay is now part of EAST SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bungay itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bungay, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/437
Date accessed: 17th February 2026
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