Suffolk House
The Suffolk House refers to two early residences built on the same site located some four miles west of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Located on the banks of the Air Itam River, the earliest of the two buildings is notable for having served as the residence of Francis Light, the founder of the first British settlement on Penang.
- House
- …is also known as “Suffolk House, Penang”
- …dates from 1809
- Description: residence in Penang, Malaysia
- Address: 250 Jalan Ayer Itam, 10460
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Methodist Boys‘ School and Mahindarama Buddhist Temple.
Methodist Boys‘ School
Methodist Boys' School, officially the Methodist Boys… Methodist Boys‘ School is situated 120 metres east of Suffolk House.
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple is a Theravada Buddhist… Mahindarama Buddhist Temple is situated 320 metres southeast of Suffolk House.
Penang State Mosque
The Penang State Mosque is a Sunni state mosque… Penang State Mosque is situated 620 metres southwest of Suffolk House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taman Free School Flats and Dato Keramat.
Taman Free School Flats
Taman Free School is a residential neighbourhood…
Dato Keramat
Quarter
Dato' Kramat was a federal constituency in Penang…
Suffolk House
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Latitude
5.41088° or 5° 24′ 39″ north
Longitude
100.30537° or 100° 18′ 19″ east
Open location code
6PQ2C864+94
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Malay—“Suffolk House” goes by many names.
Suffolk House, PenangIndonesian
Rumah SuffolkMalay
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