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.
PLAYFORD, a parish in Woodbridge district, Suffolk; on an affluent of the river Deben, and on the East Suffolk railway, between Westerfield and Bealings r. stations, 4 miles E N E of Ipswich. Post-town, Ipswich. Acres, 1, 219. Real property, £1, 493. Pop., 275. Houses, 59. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged formerly to the Feltons, and belongs now to the Marquis of Bristol. P. Hall is a moated, brick, Tudormansion; was the death-place of the philanthropist Clarkson; and is now the seat of T. Clarkson, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £79.* Patron, the Marquis of Bristol. The church is aflint building, with a tower; and contains a fine brass of1400. The churchyard contains a granite obelisk to thememory of Clarkson.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Playford CP/AP Woodbridge RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Playford |
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