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.
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.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Icklingham AP/CP Mildenhall RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Icklingham |
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