In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chevington like this:
CHEVINGTON, a parish in Thingoe district, Suffolk; 2¾ miles S of Saxham r. station, and 5 SW by W of Bury-St. Edmunds. It has a post office under Bury-St. Edmunds. Acres, 2, 429. Real property, £3, 889. Pop., 621. Houses, 126. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £396.* Patron, the Rev. J. White. The church is ancient. There is an endowed school, and charities £22.
Chevington through time
Chevington is now part of St Edmundsbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how St Edmundsbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chevington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chevington, in St Edmundsbury and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7088
Date accessed: 02nd June 2024
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