Corton, Suffolk nr Lowestoft - multiview postcard by Nene c.1950s

• Postcard

   

• Picture / Image:  Greetings from Corton [Suffolk near Lowestoft] - multiview: Beach / High Street / Church / Cliffs
• Publisher: 'Nene' by H. Coates & Sons, Wisbech
• Postally used: no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
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• Notes / condition: light ageing

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^{Corton is a suburb in the town of Lowestoft in the Waveney district, in the English county of Suffolk. Corton is located around 3 miles (5 km) north of the centre of town. The local church is dedicated to St Bartholomew, it is a partial ruin, with only the chancel roofed,[1] The estimated population was 1,140 in 2008, decreasing to 1,099 in the 2011 census.[2]It has boundaries with the suburb of Gunton.[3]}

^{Corton is home to the main tourist attraction of the Pleasurewood Hills Theme and Amusement Park. There are also two holiday centres and a school. The beaches were a popular naturist area, but the nudist area was de-designated in November 2009. The cliffs of the beaches are suffering gradual coastal erosion.[4][5][5][6][7][8]}

^{Corton is recorded in the Domesday Book as Caretuna or Karetuna, a name probably derived from the Viking name Kari.[9] It used to be in the Half Hundred of Lothingland, had a population of around 21 households and formed part of the King's holdings.[10]}

^{In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Corton like this:}

^{CORTON was 1,495 acres (6.05 km2); of which 140 are water. Real property, £2,614. Pop., 530. Houses, 126. The property is subdivided. The sea has made encroachments. Mammoth bones and other interesting fossils have been found. The church, excepting chancel and tower, was long dilapidated; but has been partially restored.[11]}

^{The Corton railway station closed in 1970 and the station building is now used as a private residence.}