Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for THWAITE

THWAITE, a parish in Hartismere district, Suffolk; 3¼ miles E by S of Finningham r. station, and 4½ SSW of Eye. It has a post-office under Stonham, and cattle fairs on 30 June and 26 Nov. Acres, 832. Real property, £1,358. Pop., 147. Houses, 32. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £270.* Patron, J. G. Sheppard, Esq. The church is good.


(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: Thwaite AP/CP       Hartismere RegD/PLU       Suffolk AncC
Place: Thwaite

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