The Sign
The village sign is full of historical interest, starting at the top with the church of St Michael on the left and the castle on the right. In the centre is the armorial  crest of Framlingham, with one of two of the towns old pillar boxes dated from 1856, made by Andrew Handyside of Derby and on the left is the parish pump with it's two spouts. At the bottom is Framlingham Mere with a few ducks swimming along. The sign was made by Hector Moore from the Brandeston Forge, erected in 1991 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Women's Institute.

The Name and Population
The town had a population of 3,342 at the 2011 census. The name means "Homestead/village of the followers of *Framela", from Old English. Known as Fram(e)lingaham in 1086 and Framillingeham in 1175.

Other Points of Interest
Framlingham College is an independent, co-educational secondary school for boarders and day students, opened as Albert Memorial College in 1865 in memory of Albert, Prince Consort. Its associated preparatory school is at Brandeston Hall.

Thomas Mills High School, dating from 1751, is considerably older than Framlingham College. It is a mixed secondary state school for pupils aged 11–18, which gained academy status in 2011. The singer Ed Sheeran attended this school.

A famous family-orientated sausage festival is held in October. This event has butchers from Framlingham and the surrounding villages competing for the trophy of best sausage in the area. The town is closed to traffic on the day and people follow a map around the town sampling the different flavoured sausages and voting for their favourite. There are also market stalls and entertainment held on Market Hill on the day. Other festivals and events are held in the town and around the castle throughout the year.

The town was the main location for the BBC television comedy series Detectorists. It has also appeared in numerous other TV programmes.