Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wickham Market

Wickham Market, town and par. with ry. sta., Suffolk, on river Deben, 2 miles SW. of the sta., which is 5 miles NE. of Woodbridge, 1174 ac., pop. 1469; P.O., T.O. The town was at one time a place of considerable importance, and had weekly markets and fairs. Large engineering works are carried on. Several fine residences are in the neighbourhood.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town and parish with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Wickham Market AP/CP       Suffolk AncC
Place: Wickham Market

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