A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
WICKHAM-MARKET, a small town, a parish, and a sub-district, in Plomesgate district, Suffolk. The town stands on the river Deben, 1¼ mile W of Wickham-Market Junction r. station, and 5 NNE of Woodbridge; was once a place of considerable importance, with a shire hall, now taken down; had formerly a weekly market and two fairs, now disused; was the residence of J. Kirby, who published the "Suffolk Traveller," and of T. Harsant, the distinguished mechanician; and has a central post-office,‡ a parochial church with tower and spire, an Independent chapel, a national school for 60 villagers, the Plomesgate workhouse, and charities £107, and extensive engineering and iron works. The parish comprises 1,174 acres. Real property, £4,624. Pop. in 1851, 1,697; in 1861, 1,571,-of whom 133 were in the workhouse. Houses, 326. The manor belongs to the Duke of Hamilton. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £208.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor.—The sub-district contains 7 parishes. Acres, 12,734. Pop., 4,322. Houses, 918.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a small town, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Wickham Market AP/CP Wickham Market SubD Plomesgate RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Wickham Market |
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