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Southwold
Southwold is a small town as well as civil parish on the English North Sea shore 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 km) north-east of Ipswich and 97 miles (156 km) north-east of London, within the parliamentary constituency of Suffolk Coastal. The "All Common Locals" 2011 Census number gives an overall of 1,098 persons for the town. The 2012 Real estate Record by the Southwold as well as Reydon Society concluded that 49 per cent of the homes in the town are made use of as 2nd houses and also allow to holiday-makers. Although as soon as home to a number of various industries, Southwold's economic climate nowadays is generally based on solutions, and particularly hotels, holiday accommodation, event catering, and tourist. With the surrounding areas mostly given over to farming, the community is an important business centre for the area, with a variety of independent shops, cafés and dining establishments; and a market on Mondays and also Thursdays. Nevertheless, there has been a marked fad in the last few years for selling chains, consisting of food as well as beverages, clothing and stationery shops, to take control of formerly independent retail premises. Adnams Brewery lies in Southwold, as well as is the town's biggest single employer. Although the angling fleet and the sector normally is much decreased, Southwold Harbour continues to be one of the main angling ports on the Suffolk coastline. In 2012, extra centers for the fleet were constructed there, as part of the repair service and reinstatement of the Harbour's North Wall.