Lothingland is an area in the English counties of Suffolk and Norfolk on the North Sea coast.
In antiquity the River Waveney flowed to the sea through Oulton Broad and Lake Lothing, reaching the sea at Lowestoft,[citation needed] meaning that together with the mouth of the River Yare Lothingland was historically an island, and was indeed known as the Island of Lothingland.
[citation needed] When the Waveney deviated its course on its current sharp turn to the north this was no longer the case.
[citation needed] In 1833 the Norwich and Lowestoft Navigation opened for sea-borne vessels to pass through Oulton Broad and Lake Lothing, the area once again effectively became an island.
[1] A Lothingland Rural District (excluding Lowestoft) in the former county of East Suffolk existed until 1974.