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Walberswick is a village and civil parish on the Suffolk coast in England. It is at the mouth of the River Blyth on the south side of the river. The town of Southwold lies to the north of the river and is the nearest town to Walberswick, around away. Walberswick is around 11 south of Lowestoft on the North Sea coast. It is east of Halesworth and north-east of the county town of Ipswich. Coastal erosion and the shifting of the mouth of the River Blyth meant that the neighbouring town of Dunwich, to the south, was lost as a port in the last years of the 13th century. Following a brief period of rivalry and dispute with Dunwich, Walberswick became a major trading port from the 13th century until World War I. Almost half of the properties in the village are holiday homes. == History== The name Walberswick is believed to derive from the Saxon Waldbert〔(Parish: Walberswick ), Suffolk Heritage Explorer Parish Summary, at Access Cambridge Archaeology, University of Cambridge. Retrieved 2015-11-02.〕 – probably a landowner – and "wyc" meaning shelter or harbour. At the top of the village is the 15th century St. Andrew's Church. The size of the St. Andrew's ruins demonstrate how large the parish once was.〔(Walberswick - Conservation Area Appraisal ), Suffolk Coastal District Council, December 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-02.〕 The name 'Walleburyswyke', appearing in a Latin legal record, dated 1440, may refer to the village.〔Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; CP 40/717; National Archives; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no717/bCP40no717dorses/IMG_1936.htm - first entry, the home of John Reve, a shipman ; line 4〕 The World War Two defences constructed around Walberswick have been documented. They included a number of pillboxes, landmines and flame fougasse installations. The beaches were protected with extensive barriers of scaffolding. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walberswick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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