Southwold

Southwold is a seaside town and civil parish on the , in the East Suffolk district, in the county of , England. It lies at the mouth of the in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 11 miles south of , 29 miles north-east of and 97 miles north-east of London, within the parliamentary constituency of Suffolk Coastal.
southwoldtown.com
Wikivoyage
Wikipedia
Photo: jukkav, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Matthew Hartley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Town with 950 residents
  • Description: town in Suffolk, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Southwold, Suffolk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Southwold Lighthouse and Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room.

Historic building
Photo: Ella Mullins, CC BY 2.0.
is a lighthouse operated by Trinity House in the centre of Southwold in , England. It stands on the coast, acting as a warning light for shipping passing along the east coast and as a guide for vessels navigating to Southwold harbour.

Museum
Photo: Asteuartw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southwold Sailors' Reading Room is a Grade II listed building on the seafront at Southwold, . It was built in 1864 as a place for fishermen and mariners to read, as an alternative to drinking in pubs, and also to encourage the pursuit of Christian ideals.

Town hall
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a municipal building in the Market Place in Southwold, , England. The building, which is the meeting place of Southwold Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walberswick and Reydon.

Village
is a village and civil parish on the coast in England. It is at the mouth of the on the south side of the river. The town of Southwold lies to the north of the river and is the nearest town to , around 1 mile away.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish, 1.0 mile north-west of Southwold and 2.5 miles south-east of , in the East Suffolk district and the ceremonial county of , England.

Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the East Suffolk district of the county of , England. Once an important village with a market, it has been much eroded by the .

Southwold

Latitude
52.3261° or 52° 19′ 34″ north
Longitude
1.6793° or 1° 40′ 46″ east
Population
950
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB SWD
Open location code
9F438MGH+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 54079912
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2637277
Wiki­data ID
Q1854554
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Southwold from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Southwold” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Southwold”
  • Basque: “Southwold”
  • Bengali: “সাউথউড”
  • Catalan: “Southwold”
  • Cebuano: “Southwold”
  • Chinese: “Southwold”
  • Chinese: “修沃特”
  • Chinese: “索思沃爾德”
  • Chinese: “绍斯沃尔德”
  • Dutch: “Southwold”
  • Esperanto: “Southwold”
  • French: “Southwold”
  • German: “Southwold”
  • Gujarati: “સાઉથવોલ્ડ”
  • Hungarian: “Southwold”
  • Irish: “Southwold”
  • Italian: “Southwold”
  • Japanese: “サウスウォルド”
  • Japanese: “サウスワールド”
  • Kannada: “ಸೌಥ್ವಾಲ್ಡ್”
  • Korean: “사우스울드”
  • Ladin: “Southwold”
  • Lithuanian: “Sautvoldas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Southwold”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Southwold”
  • Persian: “ساوت‌وود”
  • Polish: “Southwold”
  • Portuguese: “Southwold”
  • Romanian: “Southwold”
  • Russian: “Соузволд”
  • Samogitian: “Sautvolds”
  • Slovenian: “Southwold”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ساوت‌وود”
  • Spanish: “Southwold”
  • Swedish: “Southwold”
  • Tamil: “சவுத்ஒல்டு”
  • Telugu: “సౌత్వోల్డ్”
  • Turkish: “Southwold”
  • Urdu: “ساؤتھ ہوولد”
  • Volapük: “Southwold”
  • Welsh: “Southwold”
  • “Sautvolds”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Southwold”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Town Salts and Oldtown Marsh.

Suffolk: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Lowestoft, and Felixstowe.

Explore These Curated Destinations

Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.