Southwold
Southwold is a village and also civil parish on the English North Sea coast 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 community is about 11 miles (18 km) south of Lowestoft, 29 miles (47 kilometres) north-east of Ipswich and also 97 miles (156 km) north-east of London, within the parliamentary constituency of Suffolk Coastal. The "All Typical Citizens" 2011 Census number provides a total amount of 1,098 persons for the town. The 2012 Real estate Report by the Southwold and also Reydon Society concluded that 49 percent of the dwellings in the town are made use of as 2nd residences and also allow to holiday-makers. Although once house to a number of different sectors, Southwold's economy nowadays is primarily based upon solutions, and also specifically hotels, holiday lodging, food catering, and tourism. With the surrounding areas mostly given over to farming, the town is an important business centre for the location, with a number of independent shops, cafés and also dining establishments; and also a market on Mondays and also Thursdays. Nevertheless, there has actually been a marked trend recently for selling chains, including food as well as beverages, clothes and also stationery shops, to take control of previously independent retail properties. Adnams Brewery is located in Southwold, as well as is the community's biggest solitary employer. Although the fishing fleet as well as the market usually is much reduced, Southwold Harbour stays among the main angling ports on the Suffolk coastline. In 2012, extra centers for the fleet were built there, as part of the repair work and reinstatement of the Harbour's North Wall.
