Towns & cities · East of England
South Cove
South Cove — village and civil parish in Suffolk, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Brampton · 9.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
South Cove is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 17 people. Address: NR34. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Suffolk, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.3690°, 1.6700°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Pakefield to Easton Bavents SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BENACRE
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
South Cove is a civil parish in the east of the English county of Suffolk. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the coastal town of Southwold and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village of Wrentham in the East Suffolk district. Neighbouring parishes include Covehithe, Frostenden and Reydon as well as Wrentham. The village lies to the east of the main A12 road, on the B1127 road between Wrentham and Southwold, and is around 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) from the North Sea coast. The parish is sparsely populated. At the 1981 United Kingdom census it had a population of 35 in 11 inhabited houses; in 2005 the population was estimated to be around 20. The parish council operates as a joint council with Frostenden and Uggeshall.
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Background
History
Archaeological remains in the parish include flint tools from the Neolithic period (4,000 to 2,000 BCE) and two possible round barrow sites that may date to the Bronze Age (2,400 to 700 BCE). A series of earthworks in the west of the parish were partially excavated during the 1950s and may be the remains of a camp used by Danish invaders during the Anglo-Saxon period or of a dock recorded in the Domesday Book as being at Frostenden. Claude Morley discussed the possible origins of the site in 1923. South Cove is mentioned in the Domesday Book, at which point it was known simply as Cove, as part of Blything Hundred. The population was listed as 12 households, with Count Alan of Brittany and…
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- Coordinates
- 52.3690, 1.6700
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- East Suffolk
- Parish
- South Cove
- Postcode
- NR34
- Parliamentary constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Population
- 17
- Nearest railway station
- Brampton — 9.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q919297 (CC0)
- wikipedia: South Cove, Suffolk (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: South Cove, Church of St Lawrence - geograph.org.uk - 1970532.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is South Cove?
- South Cove is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode NR34), in the parish of South Cove.
- Is South Cove a protected site?
- Yes — South Cove is part of the Pakefield to Easton Bavents SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BENACRE National Nature Reserve.
- Is South Cove free to visit?
- Yes, South Cove is free to enter.
- How do I get to South Cove?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR34. It sits within the Suffolk Coastal parliamentary constituency.