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'''Aldeburgh''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɔː|l|b|r|ə}} {{respell|AWL|brə}}) is a coastal town in the [[English county]] of [[Suffolk]]. Located on the [[North Sea]] coast to the north of the [[River Alde]], the town is notable for having been the home of composer [[Benjamin Britten]] and as the centre of the international [[Aldeburgh Festival]] of arts at nearby [[Snape Maltings]] founded by him in 1948.<ref name=atc>[http://www.aldeburghtowncouncil.co.uk/index.php?pid=1 Aldeburgh Town Council]. Retrieved 9 January 2016.</ref> It remains an artistic and literary centre with an annual Poetry Festival and several food festivals as well as other cultural events.<ref name=atc /> It is a former Tudor port and was granted
Second homes make up roughly a third of the town's residential property.<ref name=ft>{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Griselda Murray|title=Follow the music|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/eeec7aa2-7b84-11e2-8eb3-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2MMsDkPDc|work=1 March 2013|publisher=ft.com|accessdate=3 March 2013}}</ref> The town is a tourist destination with visitors attracted by its [[Blue Flag beach|Blue Flag]] shingle beach and fisherman huts, where fresh fish are sold daily, and Aldeburgh Yacht Club as well as cultural attractions. Two family-run [[fish and chips|fish and chip shops]] are cited as among the best in the UK.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2002/feb/10/foodanddrink.features14 | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Top 10 chip shops | first=Gavin | last=Newsham | date=10 February 2002 | accessdate=23 April 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100414023640/http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2002/feb/10/foodanddrink.features14| archivedate= 14 April 2010 | deadurl= no}}</ref>
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