The jewel in Waveney's crown, Bungay is a small market town in
Suffolk that owes its sparkling title to both its rich heritage of
historic buildings and its superb setting poised above the lovely
water meadows of the River Waveney. Chosen by Roman and then Saxon
invaders as an ideal strategic centre, it was dominated after the
Norman Conquest by Earl Hugh Bigod, who firmly established its
importance by building one of the most powerful castles in the
kingdom. The town continued to prosper throughout the medieval
period with its extensive river trade, agriculture, and cloth and
leather industries. Despite suffering the Black Death, an attack by
the notorious Black Dog, and the 'Great Fire' of 1688, Bungay
bounced back and became such a popular and fashionable resort in
the Georgian period that it was nicknamed 'Little London'. Secret
Bungay delves into the town's hidden past in this interesting
approach to its history, exploring the town's secret and forgotten
events.
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