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[[File:Lound.jpg|thumb|Lound Village Sign]]
'''Lound''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the north of the [[English county]] of [[Suffolk]]. It is {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} north of [[Lowestoft]], {{convert|5|mi|km}} south of [[Great Yarmouth]] in the [[East Suffolk (district)|East Suffolk]] district. It is {{convert|2|mi|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.<ref name=she>[https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/media/pdfs/lound.pdf Lound], Suffolk Heritage Explorer, [[Suffolk County Council]]. Retrieved 2021-03-17.</ref><ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/bloodmans-corner-waveney Bloodman's Corner, Waveney (NR32 5NE)], Get Outside, [[Ordnance Survey]]. Retrieved 2021-03-17.</ref><ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/cuckoo-green-waveney Cuckoo Green, Waveney (NR32 5NF)], Get Outside, [[Ordnance Survey]]. Retrieved 2021-03-17.</ref> It borders the Suffolk parishes of [[Corton, Suffolk|Corton]], [[Blundeston]] and [[Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet]] as well as the Norfolk parishes of [[Belton with Browston]] and [[Hopton-on-Sea]].<ref name=vp/>
'''Lound''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the north of the [[English county]] of [[Suffolk]]. It is in the [[Waveney]] district and part of the area known as [[Lothingland]] between [[Lowestoft]] and [[Great Yarmouth]]. Lound lies {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} north of Lowestoft, {{convert|5|mi|km}} south of Great Yarmouth and {{convert|2|mi|km}} west of [[Hopton on Sea]] and the [[North Sea]] coast. The village lies just west of the main [[A12 road|A12]] dual carriageway between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.


The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. It is a medieval [[round tower church]] dating from the 12th century and is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref name=churchlist>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-282375-church-of-st-john-the-baptist-lound-suff Church of St John the Baptist, Lound], British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2014-03-15.</ref>
The [[A47 road]] runs along the western edge of the parish, while the northern boundary runs through [[Lound Lakes]].<ref name=hs>[https://www.healthysuffolk.org.uk/uploads/Lound-_Parish_Profile.pdf Lound], Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-17.</ref>


==History==
The former Lothingland Middle School was located in the parish. This was closed in 2011 as part of reorganisation of schools in Suffolk by [[Suffolk County Council]] and will become part of the campus of [[Lowestoft College]].<ref name=bbc20dec13>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-25452951 Lowestoft College to take over Lothingland Middle School site], BBC news website, 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2014-03-15.</ref>
At the [[Domesday Book|Domesday Survey]] Lound was divided into three manors, all forming part of the holdings of the [[William the Conqueror|King]]. There were 21 households recorded as living in the parish.<ref name=she/><ref name=od>[https://opendomesday.org/place/TM5098/lound/ Lound], Open Domesday. Retrieved 2021-03-17.</ref><ref name=suckling>[[Alfred Suckling|Suckling AI]] (1848) 'Lound', in The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: Volume 2, pp. 28–33. Barsham: Suckling. ([https://books.google.com/books?id=YvI9AQAAMAAJ Available online] at Google Books. Retrieved 16 March 2021.)</ref>

Land in the parish passed through the hands of a number of owners, including [[William Heveningham]], who owned land at Blundeston and [[Fritton (near Great Yarmouth)|Fritton]] and the Jernegan and Wentworth families, both associated with [[Somerleyton]]. Admiral [[Sir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronet|Sir Thomas Allin]] became the major landowner in 1670, and in the 19th century it was bought by railway developer [[Samuel Morton Peto]] who owned land in many of the surrounding parishes and was responsible for the rebuilding of [[Somerleyton Hall]].<ref name=she/><ref name=suckling/>

[[Lound Windmill]] dates from 1837. It was a four-storey [[tower mill]] and operated until 1939. It has since been converted into a private residence.<ref>[https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/Monument/MSF29663 Monument record LUD 026 - Lound Windmill], Suffolk Heritage Explorer, [[Suffolk County Council]]. Retrieved 2021-03-17.</ref> Lound Lakes, on the northern border of the parish, has been used for water supply since a waterworks was first established on the site in 1854. The works were built to supply Lowestoft with its drinking water and the lakes continue to be used for water supply purposes today. The engine house at the site houses a pair of Easton and Amos [[Grasshopper beam engine]]s, the only two known to be in their original position. The engine house is a [[scheduled monument]].<ref name=she/><ref>[https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/Monument/MSF1789 Monument record LUD 011 - Water pumping station built circa 1854], Suffolk Heritage Explorer, [[Suffolk County Council]]. Retrieved 2021-03-17.</ref><ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1002970 Lound Waterworks engine house], List entry, [[Historic England]]. Retrieved 2021-03-17.</ref>

During [[World War II]] the parish was the site of a [[Starfish site]], a bombing decoy designed to draw enemy bombers away from Great Yarmouth. A number of anti-aircraft batteries also operated in the parish.<ref>[https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/Monument/MSX27274 Monument record LUD 049 - World War Two Naval decoy site], Suffolk Heritage Explorer, [[Suffolk County Council]]. Retrieved 2021-03-17.</ref><ref>[https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/Monument/MSX27372 Monument record LUD 058 - World War Two military camp], Suffolk Heritage Explorer, [[Suffolk County Council]]. Retrieved 2021-03-17.</ref>

==Culture and community==
The village has a number of basic services, including a village hall, cafe and a public house, the ''Village Maid''.<ref name=hs/><ref>[https://suffolk.camra.org.uk/pub/643 Lound Village Maid], Suffolk Pubs, Suffolk [[Campaign for Real Ale]]. Retrieved 2021-03-17.</ref> The former Lothingland Middle School was located in the parish. This was closed in 2011 as part of reorganisation of schools in Suffolk by [[Suffolk County Council]] and became part of the campus of [[Lowestoft College]].<ref name=bbc20dec13>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-25452951 Lowestoft College to take over Lothingland Middle School site], [[BBC News]], 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2014-03-15.</ref>

The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The church is medieval in origin, with 12th- and 13th-century stonework surviving and a 14th-century [[baptismal font]] with an elaborate [[gilded]] font cover. It is one of around 40 [[round-tower church]]es in Suffolk,{{efn|The exact number of round-tower churches in the county is a matter of debate. Some sources list 38,<ref name=tt>[https://thetempletrail.com/round-tower-churches-map/ Round Tower Churches Map], The Temple Trail. Retrieved 2021-03-09.</ref><ref name=wc>[https://wealdanddownlandchurches.co.uk/suffolk-churches/ Suffolk Churches], Weald and Downland Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09.</ref> others cite between 40 and 43.<ref name=gc>[http://greatenglishchurches.co.uk/html/norfolk_round_tower_churches.html Norfolk Round Tower Churches], Great English Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09.</ref><ref name=sh>Hart S (2019) [https://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/roundtower/roundtower.htm Round Tower Churches], Building Conservation, Cathedral Communications. Retrieved 2021-03-09.</ref><ref name=scrt>Knott S [http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/abround.htm Suffolk churches with round towers], Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09.</ref><ref name=rtc>[https://www.roundtowers.org.uk Welcome to the Round Tower Churches Society], The Round Tower Churches Society. Retrieved 2021-03-09.</ref> They almost all date from the late [[Anglo-Saxon]] or early [[Normans|Norman]] periods and were mostly built between the 11th and 14th-centuries. There are around 183 round-tower churches in England, most of them in Norfolk, which has around 124, and Suffolk.<ref name=sh/><ref name=rtc/> Four of the churches now in Norfolk were previously in Suffolk before [[Local Government Act 1972|boundary changes in 1974]].<ref name=scrt/>}} the tower having been rebuilt in the 15th century.<ref name=lc>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1183409 Church of St John the Baptist], List entry, [[Historic England]]. Retrieved 2021-03-17.</ref><ref name=sc>Knott S (2008) [http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/lound.htm St John the Baptist, Lound], Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-17.</ref>

The church was restored during the 19th century and was then refurbished by [[Ninian Comper]] in the early years of the 20th century. This work was part of the spread of the [[Anglo-Catholicism]] style of church refurbishment and includes a number of pieces of work by Comper, including the font cover. The church is a Grade II* listed building.<ref name=lc/><ref name=sc/>


==Lound Lakes==
==Lound Lakes==
{{main|Lound Lakes}}
Lound Lakes are a series of artificial lakes along the [[Norfolk]]-Suffolk border. They were originally formed by peat digging and are operated as a series of reservoirs by [[Essex and Suffolk Water]].<ref name=eslakes>[https://www.eswater.co.uk/your-home/environment/waveney-catchment.aspx River Waveney, Fritton and Lound Lakes], Essex and Suffolk Water. Retrieved 2014-03-15.</ref> The lakes, which include [[Fritton Lake]] to the west, drain into the [[River Waveney]].<ref name=eslakes /> The area around the lakes is cared for by [[Suffolk Wildlife Trust]] as a {{convert|115|ha|acre}} nature reserve.<ref name=swt>[http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves/lound-lakes Lound Lakes], [[Suffolk Wildlife Trust]]. Retrieved 2104-03-15.</ref> The site supports a range of habitats, including woodland, lowland grassland and fen as well as open water habitats.<ref name=swt /> Plant species such as floating bur-reed and water violet have been recorded, and the site is a roost for wildfowl such as [[barnacle goose]], [[shoveler]] and [[gadwall]].<ref name=swt />
Lound Lakes are a series of artificial lakes along the [[Norfolk]]-Suffolk border. They were originally formed by [[peat digging]] and are operated as a series of reservoirs by [[Essex and Suffolk Water]].<ref name=eslakes>River Waveney, Fritton and Lound Lakes, Essex and Suffolk Water. Retrieved 2014-03-15. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20171210123642/https://www.eswater.co.uk/your-home/environment/waveney-catchment.aspx Archived], 2017-12-10.)</ref> The lakes were established as the major supplier of drinking water to Lowestoft in 1854, with a significant waterworks operating in Lound.<ref name=she/> The lakes flow into [[Fritton Lake|Fritton Decoy]] to the west, and from there drain into the [[River Waveney]].<ref name=eslakes /> The area around the lakes is cared for by [[Suffolk Wildlife Trust]] as a {{convert|115|ha|acre}} nature reserve.<ref name=swt>[http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves/lound-lakes Lound Lakes], [[Suffolk Wildlife Trust]]. Retrieved 2104-03-15.</ref> The site supports a range of habitats, including woodland, lowland grassland and fen as well as open water habitats.<ref name=swt /> Plant species such as floating bur-reed and water violet have been recorded, and the site is a roost for wildfowl such as [[barnacle goose]], [[shoveler]] and [[gadwall]].<ref name=swt />


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Lound
Church of St John the Baptist
Lound is located in Suffolk
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Location within Suffolk
Area5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) [1]
Population359 (2011)[1]
• Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM505989
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLowestoft
Postcode districtNR32
Dialling code01502
UK Parliament
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UK
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Suffolk
52°31′48″N 1°41′31″E / 52.530°N 1.692°E / 52.530; 1.692
Lound Village Sign

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]

History

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At the Domesday Survey Lound was divided into three manors, all forming part of the holdings of the King. There were 21 households recorded as living in the parish.[2][6][7]

Land in the parish passed through the hands of a number of owners, including William Heveningham, who owned land at Blundeston and Fritton and the Jernegan and Wentworth families, both associated with Somerleyton. Admiral Sir Thomas Allin became the major landowner in 1670, and in the 19th century it was bought by railway developer Samuel Morton Peto who owned land in many of the surrounding parishes and was responsible for the rebuilding of Somerleyton Hall.[2][7]

Lound Windmill dates from 1837. It was a four-storey tower mill and operated until 1939. It has since been converted into a private residence.[8] Lound Lakes, on the northern border of the parish, has been used for water supply since a waterworks was first established on the site in 1854. The works were built to supply Lowestoft with its drinking water and the lakes continue to be used for water supply purposes today. The engine house at the site houses a pair of Easton and Amos Grasshopper beam engines, the only two known to be in their original position. The engine house is a scheduled monument.[2][9][10]

During World War II the parish was the site of a Starfish site, a bombing decoy designed to draw enemy bombers away from Great Yarmouth. A number of anti-aircraft batteries also operated in the parish.[11][12]

Culture and community

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The village has a number of basic services, including a village hall, cafe and a public house, the Village Maid.[5][13] The former Lothingland Middle School was located in the parish. This was closed in 2011 as part of reorganisation of schools in Suffolk by Suffolk County Council and became part of the campus of Lowestoft College.[14]

The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The church is medieval in origin, with 12th- and 13th-century stonework surviving and a 14th-century baptismal font with an elaborate gilded font cover. It is one of around 40 round-tower churches in Suffolk,[a] the tower having been rebuilt in the 15th century.[21][22]

The church was restored during the 19th century and was then refurbished by Ninian Comper in the early years of the 20th century. This work was part of the spread of the Anglo-Catholicism style of church refurbishment and includes a number of pieces of work by Comper, including the font cover. The church is a Grade II* listed building.[21][22]

Lound Lakes

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Lound Lakes are a series of artificial lakes along the Norfolk-Suffolk border. They were originally formed by peat digging and are operated as a series of reservoirs by Essex and Suffolk Water.[23] The lakes were established as the major supplier of drinking water to Lowestoft in 1854, with a significant waterworks operating in Lound.[2] The lakes flow into Fritton Decoy to the west, and from there drain into the River Waveney.[23] The area around the lakes is cared for by Suffolk Wildlife Trust as a 115 hectares (280 acres) nature reserve.[24] The site supports a range of habitats, including woodland, lowland grassland and fen as well as open water habitats.[24] Plant species such as floating bur-reed and water violet have been recorded, and the site is a roost for wildfowl such as barnacle goose, shoveler and gadwall.[24]

Notes

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  1. ^ The exact number of round-tower churches in the county is a matter of debate. Some sources list 38,[15][16] others cite between 40 and 43.[17][18][19][20] They almost all date from the late Anglo-Saxon or early Norman periods and were mostly built between the 11th and 14th-centuries. There are around 183 round-tower churches in England, most of them in Norfolk, which has around 124, and Suffolk.[18][20] Four of the churches now in Norfolk were previously in Suffolk before boundary changes in 1974.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Village profile: Lound, East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lound, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  3. ^ Bloodman's Corner, Waveney (NR32 5NE), Get Outside, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  4. ^ Cuckoo Green, Waveney (NR32 5NF), Get Outside, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  5. ^ a b Lound, Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  6. ^ Lound, Open Domesday. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  7. ^ a b Suckling AI (1848) 'Lound', in The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: Volume 2, pp. 28–33. Barsham: Suckling. (Available online at Google Books. Retrieved 16 March 2021.)
  8. ^ Monument record LUD 026 - Lound Windmill, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  9. ^ Monument record LUD 011 - Water pumping station built circa 1854, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  10. ^ Lound Waterworks engine house, List entry, Historic England. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  11. ^ Monument record LUD 049 - World War Two Naval decoy site, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  12. ^ Monument record LUD 058 - World War Two military camp, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  13. ^ Lound Village Maid, Suffolk Pubs, Suffolk Campaign for Real Ale. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  14. ^ Lowestoft College to take over Lothingland Middle School site, BBC News, 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  15. ^ Round Tower Churches Map, The Temple Trail. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  16. ^ Suffolk Churches, Weald and Downland Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  17. ^ Norfolk Round Tower Churches, Great English Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  18. ^ a b Hart S (2019) Round Tower Churches, Building Conservation, Cathedral Communications. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  19. ^ a b Knott S Suffolk churches with round towers, Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  20. ^ a b Welcome to the Round Tower Churches Society, The Round Tower Churches Society. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  21. ^ a b Church of St John the Baptist, List entry, Historic England. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  22. ^ a b Knott S (2008) St John the Baptist, Lound, Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  23. ^ a b River Waveney, Fritton and Lound Lakes, Essex and Suffolk Water. Retrieved 2014-03-15. (Archived, 2017-12-10.)
  24. ^ a b c Lound Lakes, Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2104-03-15.
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