Southwold
Southwold is a small 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 is about 11 miles (18 kilometres) south of Lowestoft, 29 miles (47 kilometres) north-east of Ipswich as well as 97 miles (156 km) north-east of London, within the parliamentary constituency of Suffolk Coastal. The "All Common Citizens" 2011 Census number provides a total amount of 1,098 individuals for the community. The 2012 Real estate Report by the Southwold as well as Reydon Society concluded that 49 percent of the dwellings in the community are made use of as second residences and also let to holiday-makers. Although once house to a number of different markets, Southwold's economy nowadays is mainly based on services, and also specifically hotels, vacation accommodation, food catering, as well as tourism. With the surrounding locations largely given over to farming, the town is an important commercial centre for the area, with a number of independent stores, cafés and also restaurants; and a market on Mondays and Thursdays. However, there has actually been a marked trend recently for retailing chains, including food as well as beverages, clothes as well as stationery stores, to take over previously independent retail properties. Adnams Brewery is located in Southwold, as well as is the town's largest solitary employer. Although the fishing fleet and the sector usually is much decreased, Southwold Harbour stays one of the major angling ports on the Suffolk coastline. In 2012, extra facilities for the fleet were created there, as part of the repair service as well as reinstatement of the Harbour's North Wall.