Walberswick
Sign in to saveWalberswick is a village and civil parish on the Suffolk coast in England. It is at the mouth of the River Blyth on the south side of the river. The town of Southwold lies to the north of the river and is the nearest town to Walberswick, around away. Walberswick is around south of Lowestoft on the North Sea coast. It is east of Halesworth and northeast of the county town of Ipswich.
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Place details
- Locality
- East Suffolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 380
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.population
- 380
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.shire_district
- East Suffolk
- UK place.post_town
- Southwold
- UK place.postcode_area
- IP
- UK place.postcode_district
- IP18
- UK place.dial_code
- 01502
- UK place.shire_county
- Suffolk
- UK place.hide_services
- Yes
- UK place.static_image_name
- Walberswick 1.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Walberswick in July 2012
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- East Suffolk
- Population
- +380
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
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- Demography
- Natural environment
- Landmarks
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Walberswick is a village and civil parish on the Suffolk coast in England. It is at the mouth of the River Blyth on the south side of the river. The town of Southwold lies to the north of the river and is the nearest town to Walberswick, around away. Walberswick is around south of Lowestoft on the North Sea coast. It is east of Halesworth and northeast of the county town of Ipswich.
Coastal erosion and the shifting of the mouth of the River Blyth caused the neighbouring town of Dunwich, to the south, to be lost as a port in the last years of the 13th century. Following a brief period of rivalry and dispute with Dunwich, Walberswick became a major trading port from the 13th century until the First World War. Almost half of the village's properties are holiday homes.