Introduction

Nine independent sections set out the Story of Woodbridge.

• Key features of the landscape.

• Evolution of Woodbridge and its maritime trade.

• Shipbuilding.

• Other sources of employment and the expansion of the built-up area of the town.

• The market and the eventual rapid growth in the number of shops.

• How religious life became more diverse.

• The Liberty of St Etheldreda - an Anglo Saxon legal institution which lasted until 1800.

• Self Governance - The services and institutions paid for by the inhabitants of the town.

• Woodbridge during the Napoleonic Wars and the two World Wars.