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Arras in France - Credit: Alan Piper A number of towns and villages across Suffolk have formed partnerships with settlements across the globe – here s just a handful of those twinnings.  Ipswich, twinned with Arras, France  Suffolk’s county town of Ipswich has been twinned with the city of Arras since September 1993. To commemorate the occasion, Arras Square in the Buttermarket was named after the city to celebrate the partnership.  Established by the Gauls in the Iron Age, Arras was originally known as Nemetocenna, which is thought to originate from the Celtic word ‘nemeton’, which means ‘sacred space’. The first mention of the name Arras however came about in the 12th century, and its name has been the subject of speculation for many years. Some believe the name stems from Atrebates, a former tribe that used to live in the area, while others think it’s derived from the Celtic word for running water, ‘Ar’, in reference to the river Scarpe which through

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