Walberswick

Walberswick
Walberswick in July 2012
Walberswick Location within Suffolk
Area	7.89 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population	380 (2011)[1]
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
District	East Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Southwold
Postcode district	IP18
Dialling code	01502
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°18′47″N 1°40′01″E / 52.313°N 1.667°E / 52.313; 1.667

Walberswick is a village and civil parish on the Suffolk coast in England. It is at the mouth of the River Blyth on the south side of the river. The town of Southwold lies to the north of the river and is the nearest town to Walberswick, around 1 mile (1.6 km) away. Walberswick is around 11 miles (18 km) south of Lowestoft on the North Sea coast. It is 7 miles (11 km) east of Halesworth and 28 miles (45 km) northeast of the county town of Ipswich.

Coastal erosion and the shifting of the mouth of the River Blyth caused the neighbouring town of Dunwich, 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south, to be lost as a port in the last years of the 13th century. Following a brief period of rivalry and dispute with Dunwich, Walberswick became a major trading port from the 13th century until World War I. Almost half of the village's properties are holiday homes.