Lowestoft

Lowestoft
Town and civil parish
Lowestoft beach and outer harbour
Lowestoft Location within Suffolk
Population	73,800 (2019 est.)[a][1]
OS grid reference	TM548933
• London	110 mi (180 km) south-west
Civil parish	Lowestoft
District	East Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lowestoft
Postcode district	NR32, NR33
Dialling code	01502
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Waveney
Website	Lowestoft Town Council
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°29′N 1°45′E / 52.48°N 1.75°E / 52.48; 1.75

Lowestoft (/ˈloʊ(ɪ)stɒft, ˈloʊstəf/ LOH-(ih)-stoft, LOH-stəf) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.^[2] As the most easterly UK settlement, it is 38 miles (61 km) north-east of Ipswich and 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Norwich, and the main town in its district. The estimated population in the built-up area exceeds 70,000.^[1] Its development grew with the fishing industry and as a seaside resort with wide sandy beaches. As fishing declined, oil and gas exploitation in the North Sea in the 1960s took over. While these too have declined, Lowestoft is becoming a regional centre of the renewable energy industry.

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