Southwold
Southwold is a town and civil parish on the English North Sea coastline in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk. It lies at the mouth of the River Blyth within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town has to do with 11 miles (18 kilometres) south of Lowestoft, 29 miles (47 kilometres) north-east of Ipswich and also 97 miles (156 kilometres) north-east of London, within the parliamentary constituency of Suffolk Coastal. The "All Common Residents" 2011 Census figure gives a total amount of 1,098 persons for the town. The 2012 Housing Report by the Southwold as well as Reydon Society wrapped up that 49 percent of the homes in the community are made use of as second residences and also allow to holiday-makers. Although as soon as house to a variety of various markets, Southwold's economic climate nowadays is mostly based upon services, and particularly hotels, vacation accommodation, event catering, and also tourism. With the surrounding areas greatly given over to farming, the community is an essential business centre for the area, with a number of independent stores, cafés and dining establishments; and a market on Mondays and also Thursdays. However, there has been a marked fad in recent times for selling chains, consisting of food as well as drinks, clothes and also stationery stores, to take control of previously independent retail properties. Adnams Brewery lies in Southwold, and also is the community's biggest solitary company. Although the fishing fleet and also the industry generally is much lessened, Southwold Harbour continues to be one of the major angling ports on the Suffolk coast. In 2012, additional centers for the fleet were constructed there, as part of the repair work and reinstatement of the Harbour's North Wall.