In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Levington like this:
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.
Levington through time
Levington is now part of Suffolk Coastal district. Click here for graphs and data of how Suffolk Coastal has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Levington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Levington in Suffolk Coastal | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7466
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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