In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kettlebaston like this:
KETTLEBASTON, a parish, with a village, in Cosford district, Suffolk; 2 miles NW of Bildeston, and 7 NW by N of Hadleigh r. station. Post town, Bildeston, under Ipswich. Acres, 1, 063. Real property, £1, 660. Pop., 198. Houses, 40. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to the De la Poles; passed to the Waldegraves, the Lemans, and others; and belongs now to Mrs. ...
Beechcroft. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £300.*-Patron, W. Dimes, Esq. The church is good, has a tower, and contains an old brass, and an old monument of Lady Jeremy. There are a national school, and charities £5.
Kettlebaston through time
Kettlebaston is now part of Babergh district. Click here for graphs and data of how Babergh has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kettlebaston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kettlebaston, in Babergh and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7413
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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