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Wednesday, 21 September 2011


Ipswich man has spent years visiting other Ipswich towns around the world

Ipswich man has spent years visiting other Ipswich towns around the world

A globe trotting grandad from Ipswich has spent years visiting loads of other Ipswich towns around the world.

Alex Nunn spent 11 years and travelled more than 61,000 miles to visit his home town’s namesakes.

He said: “I think I have visited just about all the Ipswiches you can get to.”

“Once I had visited a couple of places called Ipswich it became a challenge to visit some more.” His travels took him to Ipswiches in Australia, Jamaica, Canada, and four across the United States. The original one is in Suffolk, England.

Its name was carried around the world by English emigrants seeking new lives abroad centuries ago.

The grandad’s itchy feet are not new – he used to be a lorry driver.

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  • Ellie-mo (Age 13) wrote on Wednesday, 21 September 2011 @ 17:16

    Cool! I know that there are at least 2 different locations of the world the same as the town that i live in! :)

  • 17cats (Age 13) wrote on Saturday, 24 September 2011 @ 15:21

    cool