A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
FORNHAM-ALL SAINTS, a parish in Thingoe district, Suffolk: on the river Lark, 2 miles NNW of Bury-St. Edmunds r. station. It has a post office under Bury-St. Edmunds. Acres, 1, 698. Real property, £3, 646. Pop., 381. Houses, 77. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Gages. A Franciscan priory, a cell to Bury abbey, stood here; and some remains of it exist. A battle, between Edward, son of King Alfred, and Ethelwold, his cousin, was fought in the neighbourhood. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Westley, in the diocese of Ely. Value, £738.* Patron, Clare Hall, Cambridge. The church has a brass of 1599, and is very good. Charities, £32.
(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: | Fornham All Saints AP/CP Thingoe RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Fornham All Saints |
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