Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On the south-east coast of England sits Covehithe: a little Suffolk village going back at least a thousand years. By the end of the century, it'll likely have fallen into the sea. Here's why no-one's planning to save it.

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SOURCES:

Shoreline Management Plans:
eastsuffolk.gov.uk/environment/coastal-management/shoreline-management-plans
suffolksmp2.org.uk/actionplan/docs/2.%20Kessingland%20to%20Covehithe.pdf
web.archive.org/web/20140221104223/http://www.suffolksmp2.org.uk/publicdocuments/finalsmp/Section%204_Policy%20Development%20Zones/PDZ2v9.pdf

Article:
web.archive.org/web/20160913051551/http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/environment/covehithe_landowner_raises_fears_over_coastal_defence_proposals_1_1111983

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