Lothingland is an area in the English counties of Suffolk and Norfolk on the North Sea coast. It is bound by the River Yare and Breydon Water to the north, the River Waveney to the west and Oulton Broad to the south, and includes the parts of Lowestoft north of Lake Lothing .
5-794: In antiquity the River Waveney flowed to the sea through Oulton Broad and Lake Lothing , reaching the sea at Lowestoft, meaning that together with the mouth of the River Yare Lothingland was historically an island, and was indeed known as the Island of Lothingland. When the Waveney deviated its course on its current sharp turn to the north this was no longer the case. In 1833 the Norwich and Lowestoft Navigation opened for sea-borne vessels to pass through Oulton Broad and Lake Lothing,
10-635: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Suffolk location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lake Lothing Lake Lothing is a saltwater lake located in Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk . The lake, which is believed to be the remnant of medieval peat cutting, flows into the North Sea and forms part of the Port of Lowestoft . The area
15-656: Is now split between the borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk and East Suffolk District in Suffolk. There is a ward within East Suffolk named Lothingland; the population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 5,479. Lothingland is also the name of a deanery in the Diocese of Norwich . 52°31′N 1°42′E / 52.52°N 1.70°E / 52.52; 1.70 This Norfolk location article
20-516: The area once again effectively became an island. Historically it formed a half- hundred , which was incorporated into Mutford to form Mutford and Lothingland . A Lothingland Rural District (excluding Lowestoft) in the former county of East Suffolk existed until 1974. The area was all within the historic county of Suffolk until boundaries were redrawn in 1974 and some of the area was transferred to Norfolk . Local government in Lothingland
25-459: Was the major industrial centre of Lowestoft with ship building and other engineering industries, much of which has now closed. The lake splits Lowestoft in two. It is bridged in the centre of town by a bascule bridge and in Oulton Broad by a vertical lift bridge and a rail swing bridge . Since September 2024, a new lifting road bridge, Lowestoft Gull Wing , is bridging the lake towards
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