A new map has been launched, capturing 1,200 years of Ipswich's urban history.
The Historic Towns Trust announced the publication of the historical map of Ipswich on April 30, 2025.
The map is available online and in bookshops.
Ipswich, believed to be the earliest continuously occupied English town since the 8th century, was a leading international port in the Middle Ages.
The town's fortunes dwindled until the Victorian era, when the New Dock and the railway brought prosperity.
The map, published with the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History, charts these changes over time and tells the story of the people who shaped the town.
Vanessa Harding, chair of the Historic Towns Trust, said: "We are delighted to publish this map that shows the rise, fall, and rise again of Ipswich’s fortunes, culminating in the fine Victorian town that we see today.
"This will enable us to deliver a number of educational and community projects around the publication of the map.
"Ipswich deserves much wider appreciation for its urban heritage, and we hope that our map will be one further step towards reaching the wider audience that this remarkable town merits."
The historical map of Ipswich, based on a 1901 Ordnance Survey map, shows how the town developed, including lost medieval buildings, cemeteries, earthworks, and sites of interest.
A comprehensive gazetteer on the map's reverse explains how Ipswich grew from a trading settlement on the River Gipping into the modern county town.
The map is edited by Keith Wade, an experienced archaeologist with extensive knowledge of Ipswich’s past, and draws on the inputs from a team of Ipswich historians.
The Ipswich map is number 21 in the Historic Towns Trust’s Town and City Historical Maps series.
