Lound, Suffolk

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.[https://opendomesday.org/place/TM5098/lound/ Lound], Open Domesday. Retrieved 2021-03-17.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.)

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.

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.[https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/Monument/MSF29663 Monument record LUD 026 - Lound Windmill], Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-03-17. 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.[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.[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1002970 Lound Waterworks engine house], List entry, Historic England. Retrieved 2021-03-17.

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.[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.[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.

The village has a number of basic services, including a village hall, cafe and a public house, the Village Maid.[https://suffolk.camra.org.uk/pub/643 Lound Village Maid], Suffolk Pubs, Suffolk Campaign for Real Ale. Retrieved 2021-03-17. 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.[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.

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,{{efn|The exact number of round-tower churches in the county is a matter of debate. Some sources list 38,[https://thetempletrail.com/round-tower-churches-map/ Round Tower Churches Map], The Temple Trail. Retrieved 2021-03-09.[https://wealdanddownlandchurches.co.uk/suffolk-churches/ Suffolk Churches], Weald and Downland Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09. others cite between 40 and 43.[http://greatenglishchurches.co.uk/html/norfolk_round_tower_churches.html Norfolk Round Tower Churches], Great English Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09.Hart S (2019) [https://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/roundtower/roundtower.htm Round Tower Churches], Building Conservation, Cathedral Communications. Retrieved 2021-03-09.Knott S [http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/abround.htm Suffolk churches with round towers], Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09.[https://www.roundtowers.org.uk Welcome to the Round Tower Churches Society], The Round Tower Churches Society. Retrieved 2021-03-09. 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. Four of the churches now in Norfolk were previously in Suffolk before boundary changes in 1974.}} the tower having been rebuilt in the 15th century.[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1183409 Church of St John the Baptist], List entry, Historic England. Retrieved 2021-03-17.Knott S (2008) [http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/lound.htm St John the Baptist, Lound], Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-17.

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.

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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.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.) The lakes were established as the major supplier of drinking water to Lowestoft in 1854, with a significant waterworks operating in Lound. The lakes flow into Fritton Decoy to the west, and from there drain into the River Waveney. The area around the lakes is cared for by Suffolk Wildlife Trust as a {{convert|115|ha|acre}} nature reserve.[http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves/lound-lakes Lound Lakes], Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2104-03-15. The site supports a range of habitats, including woodland, lowland grassland and fen as well as open water habitats. 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.

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