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'''Lake Lothing''' is a saltwater lake located in [[Lowestoft]] on the coast of [[Suffolk]]. It flows into the [[North Sea]] and forms part of the Port of Lowestoft. The area was the major industrial centre of Lowestoft with ship building and other engineering industries, much of which has now closed. | '''Lake Lothing''' is a saltwater lake located in [[Lowestoft]] on the coast of [[Suffolk]]. It flows into the [[North Sea]] and forms part of the Port of Lowestoft. The area was the major industrial centre of Lowestoft with ship building and other engineering industries, much of which has now closed. | ||
| − | The lake is believed to be the remnant of | + | The lake is believed to be the remnant of mediæval peat cutting.<ref name="llher">[http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MSF22506&resourceID=1017 Lake Lothing], Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 2011-05-05.</ref> |
Lake Lothing splits Lowestoft in two. It is bridged in the centre of town by a bascule bridge and in [[Oulton Broad#Oulton Broad village|Oulton Broad]] by a vertical lift bridge and a rail swing bridge. Mutford lock connects Lake Lothing to Oulton Broad, from where there is access to the [[River Waveney]] and [[the Broads]] system, through Oulton Dyke. | Lake Lothing splits Lowestoft in two. It is bridged in the centre of town by a bascule bridge and in [[Oulton Broad#Oulton Broad village|Oulton Broad]] by a vertical lift bridge and a rail swing bridge. Mutford lock connects Lake Lothing to Oulton Broad, from where there is access to the [[River Waveney]] and [[the Broads]] system, through Oulton Dyke. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:21, 30 January 2021
Lake Lothing is a saltwater lake located in Lowestoft on the coast of Suffolk. It flows into the North Sea and forms part of the Port of Lowestoft. The area was the major industrial centre of Lowestoft with ship building and other engineering industries, much of which has now closed.
The lake is believed to be the remnant of mediæval peat cutting.[1]
Lake Lothing 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. Mutford lock connects Lake Lothing to Oulton Broad, from where there is access to the River Waveney and the Broads system, through Oulton Dyke.
References
- ↑ Lake Lothing, Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
