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MARTLESHAM, a parish, with a village, in Woodbridge district, Suffolk; on the river Deben, 1½ mile SW of Woodbridge r. station. Post town, Woodbridge. Acres, 2,709; of which 150 are water. Real property, £3,089. Pop., 465. Houses, 104. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to F. G. Doughty, Esq. Beacon-Hill House is the seat of J. Newson, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £428.* Patron, F. G. Doughty, Esq. The church is early perpendicular English; consists of nave and chancel, with a tower; was recently reseated; and contains monuments of the Goodwins and the Doughtys.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Martlesham CP/AP Woodbridge RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
Place: | Martlesham |
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