Carlton Colville

Carlton Colville
St Peter's Church, Carlton Colville, seen from the southeast (September 2010)
Carlton Colville Location within Suffolk
Area	8 km2 (3.1 sq mi) [1]
Population	8,505 (2011)[1]
• Density	1,063/km2 (2,750/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM509905
District	East Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lowestoft
Postcode district	NR33
Dialling code	01502
UK Parliament	Waveney
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°27′14″N 1°41′28″E / 52.454°N 1.691°E / 52.454; 1.691

Carlton Colville is a seaside town and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is 3 miles (5 km) south-west of the centre of the town of Lowestoft in the East Suffolk district. The area lies along the A146 Lowestoft to Beccles road.

Carlton Colville has boundaries with Oulton Broad, Gisleham and Pakefield. It forms the south-western edge of Lowestoft, with Mutford 2 miles (3 km) to the south-east. The electoral ward continues to the north to the River Waveney and had a population of 6,612 at the 2001 census, increasing to 8,505 at the 2011 census. A civil parish, the parish council adopted town council status in August 2011, retaining the same powers and funding.^[2]