Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HOLLESLEY, or HOSELEY

HOLLESLEY, or HOSELEY, a village and a parish in Woodbridge district, Suffolk. The village stands near the coast, 7 miles SE of Woodbridge r. station; and has a post office under Woodbridge. The parish comprises 4, 026 acres. Real property, £5, 156. Pop., 603. Houses, 140. The property is divided among a few. Hollesley bay, a slight indentation of the coast northward from North Weir point, has from 6 to 8 fathoms water; and two curious old cannons were found in it in 1804. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £970. * Patron, A. Cobbold. The church has a tower.of 1452; comprises nave, chancel, and S porch; and was recently repaired. Charities, £6.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Hollesley CP/AP       Woodbridge RegD/PLU       Suffolk AncC
Place names: HOLLESLEY     |     HOLLESLEY OR HOSELEY     |     HOSELEY
Place: Hollesley

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