A vision of Britain through time
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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.
LEVINGTON, a village and a parish in Woodbridge district, Suffolk. The village stands on the river Orwell, 5 miles SE of Ipswich r. station; and has a postoffice under Ipswich. The parish comprises 1,033 acres of land, and 65 of water. Real property, £1,581. Pop., 228. Houses, 48. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to G. Tomline, Esq. Levington Hall is the seat of T. Robinson, Esq. Shell sand was first used here in 1718, and continues to be used, for manuring. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Nacton, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is a brick structure, with a tower. There are alms houses for three persons of Levington and three of Nacton, and other clarities £15. There was anciently a lazar-house.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Levington AP/CP Woodbridge RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Levington |
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