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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.
SHIPMEADOW, a parish, with a village, in Wangford district, Suffolk; 2½ miles W by S of Beccles r. station. It has a post-office under Beccles. Acres, 820. Real property, £1,427. Pop. in 1851, 515; in 1861, 134. Houses, 30. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £228.* Patron, Mrs. Suckling. The church was repaired in 1856. The Wangford workhouse is here, has accommodation for about 400 inmates, and got a new chapel in
(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: | Shipmeadow CP/AP Wangford RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Shipmeadow |
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