Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LACKFORD

LACKFORD, a parish in Thingoe district, Suffolk; near Icknield-street and the river Lark, 3¼ miles N of Saxham r. station, and 5½ NW of Bury-St. Edmunds. Post-town, Bury-St. Edmunds. Acres, 2,243. Real property, £1,720. Pop., 197. Houses, 37. The land all belongs to the Rev. James Holden. There are rabbit warrens. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £320. * Patrons, the Trustees of the late Sir C. E. Kent, Bart. The church is a thatched building, with a tower.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Lackford AP/CP       Thingoe RegD/PLU       Suffolk AncC
Place: Lackford

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