| Lound | |
|---|---|
 Church of St John the Baptist | |
  Lound Location within Suffolk | |
| Area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 359 (2011)[1] |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM505989 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lowestoft |
| Postcode district | NR32 |
| Dialling code | 01502 |
| UK Parliament | |
Lound is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Lowestoft, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Great Yarmouth in the East Suffolk district. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) from the North Sea coast at Hopton-on-Sea and is on the border with the county of Norfolk.
At the 2011 United Kingdom census the parish had a population of 359. The parish includes the hamlets of Bloodman's Corner and Cuckoo Green as well as the village of Lound.[2][3][4] It borders the Suffolk parishes of Corton, Blundeston and Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet as well as the Norfolk parishes of Belton with Browston and Hopton-on-Sea.[1]
The A47 road runs along the western edge of the parish, while the northern boundary runs through Lound Lakes.[5]
- ^ a b c Village profile: Lound, East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Lound, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Bloodman's Corner, Waveney (NR32 5NE), Get Outside, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Cuckoo Green, Waveney (NR32 5NF), Get Outside, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Lound, Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-17.