In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described North Cove like this:

COVE (North), a parish in Wangford district, Suffolk; on the Lowestoft railway, adjacent to the river Waveney, 2 miles ESE of Beccles. Post town, Beccles. Acres, 1, 242. Real property, £1, 783. Pop., 200. Houses, 52. The property is divided among a few. Cove Hall is an ancient edifice, and commands an extensive view. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Willingham, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £353. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient and good. Charities, £5.

North Cove through time

North Cove is now part of EAST SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about North Cove itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of North Cove, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7103

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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