Southwold is a village as well as 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 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 Normal Homeowners" 2011 Census figure offers a total of 1,098 persons for the town. The 2012 Housing Record by the Southwold and also Reydon Society wrapped up that 49 percent of the dwellings in the community are used as 2nd homes and also allow to holiday-makers. Although when house to a number of different industries, Southwold's economic climate nowadays is mainly based on solutions, and specifically hotels, vacation lodging, food catering, and also tourism. With the surrounding areas mostly given over to agriculture, the town is a vital industrial centre for the location, with a number of independent stores, cafés and restaurants; and a market on Mondays and also Thursdays. However, there has been a marked trend recently for retailing chains, including food and also beverages, clothing and also stationery shops, to take over previously independent retail facilities. Adnams Brewery is located in Southwold, and is the town's biggest single company. Although the fishing fleet and also the sector typically is much reduced, Southwold Harbour continues to be one of the main angling ports on the Suffolk shoreline. In 2012, added centers for the fleet were built there, as part of the repair work as well as reinstatement of the Harbour's North Wall.