Corton, Suffolk

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Corton, Suffolk
Statistics
Population:	1170
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	TM545970
Administration
District:	Waveney
Shire county:	Suffolk
Region:	East of England
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Suffolk
Historic county:	Suffolk
Services
Police force:	Suffolk Constabulary
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	East of England
Post office and telephone
Post town:	LOWESTOFT
Postal district:	NR32
Dialling code:	01502
Politics
UK Parliament:	Waveney
European Parliament:	East of England

Corton is a coastal village in Suffolk, located a few miles to the north of Lowestoft.

Its main industry is catering for the seaside holiday maker, as demonstrated by the residential holiday parks and Pleasurewood Hills leisure park situated there.

Corton's beaches are located along the base of a line of cliffs, which are suffering gradual erosion. Recent sea defences to protect the crumbling cliffs at Broadland Sands Holiday Park have cut a two mile stretch of beach off from the sea. The cliffs at Corton have been an important source of fossil remains and geological information.

Corton Beach was popular as a naturist enclave.

Contents 1 Origins 2 History 3 Features 4 Community Groups 5 External links

[edit] Origins

[edit] History

[edit] Features

• Village Hall

• Corton School
• War Memorial & Village Sign

• • Roll of Honour
• Methodist Church
• St Bartholemew's Church
• Playing Field
• Village Peacock

The Village has been home to a Peacock since 2003. He hops around the back gardens eating fruit and seeds and occasionally leaving a feather. Mostly he hangs around Corton School, and you can hear him calling from there in the evenings. He has poor road sense, but survived a brush with a car in 2005.

[edit] Community Groups

• Parish Council
• Corton Poors' Land Trust
• Corton Almshouse Charity
• Happy Circle
• WI
• Playing Field Committee
• The Beach Tide Table (from the BBC) | 5 Day Weather (from the BBC)

• Naturist Beach

[edit] External links

• Corton Website by a village family

Holiday Accommodation

• Broadland Sands
• Warners: Corton
• The Waterside Village (formerly Corton Beach Holiday Village)

Businesses

• The Corton Hut

Police

• Suffolk Police (gives officers covering corton)

GPs

• High Street Surgery: High Street Surgery, High Street, Lowestoft NR32 1JE 01502 589151
• Dr Kumar & Partners: Station Road, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 9BE01502 732246

Dentists

• Plummers & Associates, 1 Corton Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4PH

01502 567519

• Sue Allen 1 Station Rd, Hopton, Great Yarmouth NR31 9BE

Schools

• Corton CEVCP School School Details | Snow Closure