A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
WITNESHAM, a parish, with a scattered village, in Woodbridge district, Suffolk; 2½ miles N by E of Westerfield r. station, and 4½ NNE of Ipswich. It has a post-office under Ipswich. Acres, 1,996. Real property, £4,245. Pop., 634. Houses, 131. Cockfield manor belongs to Mrs. Woodham; and Red Hall manor, to Mrs. M. G. Edgar. There are several sand pits. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £645.* Patron, St. Peter's College, Cambridge. The church is ancient, and was restored in 1845. There are a Baptist chapel and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a scattered village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Witnesham AP/CP Woodbridge RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Witnesham |
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