The ''Ipswich Journal'' was a newspaper founded in

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...

in August 1720. Far from being a local newspaper, the ''Ipswich Journal'' featured national and international news. At a cost of “three half-pence” it attracted a small but affluent readership of about 250 gentlemen. It was published on a weekly basis until 29 June, 1886. The newspaper was founded by John Bagnall, who had moved to Ipswich from

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. In 1739 it was taken over by William Craighton, who continued publication until his death in 1761. At this point the newspaper continued under the ownership of his unmarried sister Elizabeth and their nephew, William Jackson. The final edition appeared on 26 July 1902.

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{{reflist Newspapers published in Suffolk