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.Photo: Thesamacbook, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: House
- Description: residence in Penang, Malaysia
- Also known as: “Suffolk House, Penang”
- Address: 250 Jalan Ayer Itam, 10460
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Methodist Boys‘ School and Mahindarama Buddhist Temple.
Methodist Boys‘ School
School
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Methodist Boys' School is an all-boys secondary school in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It is one of the two secondary schools in George Town that were established by Methodists, the other being Methodist Girls' School. Methodist Boys‘ School is situated 120 metres east of Suffolk House.
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple is a Theravada Buddhist temple within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The only Sri Lankan temple in the state, it is also one of the select few in Malaysia that houses the relics of the Buddha. Mahindarama Buddhist Temple is situated 320 metres southeast of Suffolk House.
Penang State Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Penang State Mosque is a Sunni state mosque located at Jalan Masjid Negeri in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Penang State Mosque is situated 620 metres southwest of Suffolk House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taman Free School Flats and Sungai Pinang.
Taman Free School Flats
Neighborhood
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taman Free School is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is named after the nearby Penang Free School.
Sungai Pinang
Quarter
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Sungai Pinang is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The neighbourhood lies along the southern bank of the Pinang River and is bounded by Jalan Sungai Pinang to the south.
Batu Lanchang
Suburb
Photo: arches, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Batu Lanchang is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is sandwiched between Farlim to the west and Jelutong to the east.
Suffolk House
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.41088° or 5° 24′ 39″ northLongitude
100.30537° or 100° 18′ 19″ eastInception
1809Open location code
6PQ2C864+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 261482988OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseWikidata ID
Q7634567
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Malay—“Suffolk House” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Suffolk House, Penang”
- Malay: “Rumah Suffolk”
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