Corton, Suffolk
| Corton | |
| Suffolk | |
|---|---|
 Corton Windmill in 1910 | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TM545970 |
| Location: | 52°30’36"N, 1°45’0"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,099 (2011) |
| Post town: | Lowestoft |
| Postcode: | NR32 5 |
| Dialling code: | 01502 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Suffolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Waveney |
Corton is a little Suffolk village on the coast to the north of Lowestoft, and the growth of the latter town threatens to turn Corton into a mere suburb. Corton around three miles north of Lowestoft town centre. The recorded population was 1,099 at the 2011 census.
The local church is dedicated to St Bartholomew, it is a partial ruin, with only the chancel roofed,[1]
Features
Corton is home to main tourist attraction of the Pleasurewood Hills Theme and Amusement Park. There is also two holiday centres and a school, hall, pubs. As well as, beaches the main one being the sands which was popular naturist area, though the nudist area was de-designated in November 2009. The cliffs are suffering gradual coastal erosion.[2][3]
History
Corton is recorded in the Domesday Book as Caretuna or Karetuna, a name probably derived from the Norse name Kari.[4] It is within the Half Hundred of Lothingland and at the time of the Domesday survey had a population of around 21 households and formed part of the King's holdings.[5]
In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Corton:
CORTON was 1,495 acres; of which 140 are water. Real property, £2, 614. Pop., 530. Houses, 126. The property is subdivided. The sea has made encroachments. Mammoth bones and other interesting fossils have been found. The church, excepting chancel and tower, was long dilapidated; but has been partially restored.[6]
Corton used to have a railway station, now closed. The station building is now used as a private residence.
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References
- ↑ St Bartholomew, Corton, Suffolk Churches
- ↑ Gunton Sands (Corton Beach), British Naturism. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ Corton, Eastern Daily Press, 13 April 2010
- ↑ Corton, Domesday Book Online
- ↑ Corton, Domesday Map. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ Corton, Suffolk, History of Britain