North Cove (North Cove)
North Cove is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is part of the East Suffolk district, located around 3 mi east of Beccles and 5 mi west of Lowestoft. It merges with the village of Barnby and the villages share some resources, although the two parishes retain separate parish councils.
The parish has an area of 5 km2 and at the 2011 United Kingdom census had a population of 449. This was estimated to have fallen slightly to 424 by 2016.
The northern section of the parish is inside the area of the Broads National Park, with the River Waveney forming the parish's northern boundary. The Ipswich to Lowestoft railway line runs through the parish, with the nearest railway stations at Beccles and Oulton Broad. The village is bypassed to the south by the A146 road, with the A145 Beccles to Blythburgh road joining the A146 in the parish.
Part of Beccles Airfield is in the extreme south of the parish where it borders Ellough. Worlingham lies to the immediate west, with Mutford and Barnby to the east and the south Norfolk parishes of Burgh St Peter and Aldeby being north of the River Waveney.
North Cove is not mentioned in the Domesday Book, although Barnby is described as a medium-sized village at this time, and it is likely that the parish was part of Worlingham at this time. The name probably refers to a creek from the then tidal estuary of the River Waveney and the village first appears in its own right in documents in 1204. Archaeological remains suggest that there was Romano-British habitation in the area in the 2nd to 4th century.
The parish church dates from the 12th century, and Wade Hall is a moated manorial site on the edge of the marshes to the north of the village which dates from the medieval period. This includes a mound which was possibly a tower platform. The manor, which was sometimes called Wathe, is recorded as being held by Robert Watheby of Cumberland in the 12th century. Wade Hall itself dates from the 17th century and is a listed building. North Cove Hall, on the western edge of the village, dates from the 17th century and is a Grade II* listed building.
In 1848 North Cove is recorded as having a population of 219 with the parish having annexed that of Willingham St Mary to the south.
Within the parish is the site of the lost village of Worlingham Parva which was recorded in the Domesday survey. This village had a round tower Saxon church dating from about 950 and dedicated to St Peter. Remains of the church and cemetery, including burials, were discovered in 1980 when a bypass was built around Beccles. The church is known to have still been in use in 1474.
The parish has an area of 5 km2 and at the 2011 United Kingdom census had a population of 449. This was estimated to have fallen slightly to 424 by 2016.
The northern section of the parish is inside the area of the Broads National Park, with the River Waveney forming the parish's northern boundary. The Ipswich to Lowestoft railway line runs through the parish, with the nearest railway stations at Beccles and Oulton Broad. The village is bypassed to the south by the A146 road, with the A145 Beccles to Blythburgh road joining the A146 in the parish.
Part of Beccles Airfield is in the extreme south of the parish where it borders Ellough. Worlingham lies to the immediate west, with Mutford and Barnby to the east and the south Norfolk parishes of Burgh St Peter and Aldeby being north of the River Waveney.
North Cove is not mentioned in the Domesday Book, although Barnby is described as a medium-sized village at this time, and it is likely that the parish was part of Worlingham at this time. The name probably refers to a creek from the then tidal estuary of the River Waveney and the village first appears in its own right in documents in 1204. Archaeological remains suggest that there was Romano-British habitation in the area in the 2nd to 4th century.
The parish church dates from the 12th century, and Wade Hall is a moated manorial site on the edge of the marshes to the north of the village which dates from the medieval period. This includes a mound which was possibly a tower platform. The manor, which was sometimes called Wathe, is recorded as being held by Robert Watheby of Cumberland in the 12th century. Wade Hall itself dates from the 17th century and is a listed building. North Cove Hall, on the western edge of the village, dates from the 17th century and is a Grade II* listed building.
In 1848 North Cove is recorded as having a population of 219 with the parish having annexed that of Willingham St Mary to the south.
Within the parish is the site of the lost village of Worlingham Parva which was recorded in the Domesday survey. This village had a round tower Saxon church dating from about 950 and dedicated to St Peter. Remains of the church and cemetery, including burials, were discovered in 1980 when a bypass was built around Beccles. The church is known to have still been in use in 1474.
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