Southwold is a village and civil parish on the English North Sea coast in the East Suffolk area 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 Common Citizens" 2011 Census number gives an overall of 1,098 individuals for the community. The 2012 Housing Record by the Southwold and also Reydon Society wrapped up that 49 percent of the houses in the town are made use of as 2nd homes as well as let to holiday-makers. Although as soon as residence to a number of different industries, Southwold's economic climate nowadays is mostly based upon solutions, and also specifically hotels, vacation lodging, catering, as well as tourist. With the bordering locations mainly given over to farming, the community is a vital business centre for the area, with a variety of independent stores, cafés and restaurants; as well as a market on Mondays and also Thursdays. Nonetheless, there has been a significant fad in recent years for selling chains, including food and also beverages, apparel and also stationery shops, to take over formerly independent retail facilities. Adnams Brewery is located in Southwold, and is the town's largest solitary employer. Although the angling fleet and also the sector generally is much diminished, Southwold Harbour stays among the major angling ports on the Suffolk shoreline. In 2012, extra centers for the fleet were constructed there, as part of the repair and also reinstatement of the Harbour's North Wall.