Felixstowe

British

/ ˈfiːlɪkˌstəʊ /

noun

a port and resort in E England, in Suffolk: ferry connections to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge. Pop: 29 349 (2001)

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Example Sentences

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David said he took his children to places like Felixstowe and Southwold every couple of weeks to see what they could find.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

A businessman from Felixstowe was initially tried for her murder in 2001, but he was later found not guilty, after just 90 minutes of deliberation, by a jury at Norwich Crown Court.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Victoria was an A-Level student at Orwell High School in Felixstowe and hoped to go to university to study sociology.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

In the mid-1990s, Wright had been working as a labourer in Felixstowe, close to where his father and stepmother lived.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Of Felixstowe that night we saw nothing much.

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)

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