South Cove, Suffolk

South Cove
St Lawrence's church
South Cove is located in Suffolk
South Cove
South Cove
Location within Suffolk
Area4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi) [1]
Population20 (2005 est.)[2]
• Density4/km2 (10/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM499809
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBeccles
Postcode districtNR34
Dialling code01502
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°22′08″N 1°40′12″E / 52.369°N 1.670°E / 52.369; 1.670

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.[3] The village lies to the east of the main A12 road, on the B1127 road between Wrentham and Southwold,[4] and is around 1+12 miles (2.4 km) from the North Sea coast.[5]

The parish is sparsely populated.[4] At the 1981 United Kingdom census it had a population of 35 in 11 inhabited houses;[a][1] in 2005 the population was estimated to be around 20.[2][6] The parish council operates as a joint council with Frostenden and Uggeshall.[7]

  1. ^ a b South Cove, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  2. ^ a b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk, Suffolk County Council, 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2021-02-23. (Archived, 2008-12-19.)
  3. ^ South Cove, East Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  4. ^ a b Frostenden, Uggeshall & South Cove, Healthy Suffolk. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  5. ^ St Lawrence, South Cove, Suffolk, The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  6. ^ South Cove, Suffolk Pubs, Campaign for Real Ale in Suffolk. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  7. ^ Frostenden Uggeshall & South Cove Parish Council, Suffolk infoLink. Retrieved 2023-03-25.


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