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.
ASHFIELD (Great), a parish in Stow district, Suffolk; 2½ miles N of Elmswell r. station, and 7½ NW of Stowmarket. It has a post office of the name of Ashfield, under Bury St. Edmunds. Acres, 1,546. Real property, £2,769. Pop., 408. Houses, 78. Ashfield Lodge is now the seat of Sir HenryBlake, Bart., and was the birthplace of Lord Chancellor Thurlow, and of his brother, the Bishop of Durham. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £54. Patron, Lord Thurlow. The church is a small brick edifice, with a tower. Charities, £104.
(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: | Great Ashfield AP/CP Stow RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place names: | ASHFIELD | ASHFIELD GREAT | GREAT ASHFIELD |
| Place: | Great Ashfield |
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