In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Icklingham like this:
ICKLINGHAM, a village and a parish in Mildenhall district, Suffolk. The village stands on the river Lark, and on Icknield street, 4½ miles ESE of Mildenhall, and 5½ NNW of Saxham r. station; and has a post office under Soham. The parish is twofold, or comprises two ancient parishes, I. ...
ST. James and l. All Saints. Acres, 6, 560. Real property, £3, 601; of which £136 are in quarries. Pop., 625. Houses, 125. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Gwilt family. A Roman camp, of about 25 acres, is at Kentfield. Many Roman relics, including coins, urns, and a leaden cistern, have been found. There is an agate powder and ornamental flint manufactory; and there was formerly a considerable trade in gun flints. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £504.* Patron, the Rev. D. Gwilt. There are two churches, about a mile apart, both ancient; and one of them has, in the floor of the chancel, some tesselated pavement found in the remains of a Roman villa, and contains monuments of the Gwilts. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £46.
Icklingham through time
Icklingham is now part of Forest Heath district. Click here for graphs and data of how Forest Heath has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Icklingham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Icklingham, in Forest Heath and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7508
Date accessed: 09th May 2024
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