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Felixstowe

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Last Updated: May 29, 2025 • Article History

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Felixstowe, town (parish) and seaport, Suffolk Coastal district, administrative and historic county of Suffolk, eastern England. Although situated on the North Sea coast, the town in fact faces south and has a frontage to the estuary of the Rivers Orwell and Stour opposite Harwich in Essex.

Felixstowe is a busy modern container port, the nearest British port to Europoort and Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is also a seaside resort and a yachting centre. The town grew rapidly in the second half of the 20th century. Pop. (2001) 29,349; (2011) 23,689.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.