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.
SOMERLEYTON, a parish, with a village, in Mutford district, Suffolk; on the river Waveney and the Lowestoft railway, 5½ miles NW of Lowestoft. It has a r. station with telegraph, and a post-office under Lowestoft. Acres, 1,810. Real property, £3,512. Pop., 621. Houses, 124. The manor belongs to R. H. Reeve, Esq.; and s. Hall is the seat of Sir. F. Crossley, Bart. There is a large manufactory of bricks, tiles, and earthenware. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £363.* Patron,Lucas, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1854. There are a Baptist chapel, an endowed school with £22 a year, a charity for widows and destitute children, and a.poors' allotment £36.
(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: | Somerleyton AP/CP Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Somerleyton |
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