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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Walberswick, coast par. and vil. with ry. sta., Suffolk - par., 1960 ac., pop. 289; vil., at mouth of river Blythe, 1½ mile SW. of Southwold and 6½ SE. of Halesworth; was an important fishing town, but fell into decline after the Reformation, and was destroyed by fire in 1583; it has a ferry and quay, and is the port of Southwold. The church is an ivy-clad ruin.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "coastal parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Walberswick CP/Ch Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Walberswick |
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