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.
PRESTON, a parish, with a village, in Cosford district, Suffolk; on the river Brett, 2 miles W of Lavenham r.station. Post-town, Bildeston, under Ipswich. Acres, 1, 931. Real property, £2, 880. Pop., 348. Houses, 73. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £520.* Patron, Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The church becameruinous in 1863, by the falling of the tower, but washandsomely restored, by voluntary contributions, in 1868. There are a national school, and charities £11.
(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: | Preston St Mary CP/AP Cosford RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Preston |
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