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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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HESSETT, a parish in Stow district, Suffolk; 2½ miles S of Thurston r. station, and 5¼ ESE of Bury-ST. Ednunds. Post town, Bury-ST. Edmunds. Acres, 1, 568. Real property, £2, 601. Pop., 454. Houses, 105. The property is divided among a few. The manor was given, by Earl Ulfketel, to Bury abbey;.and, by Henry VIII., to the Bacons; and passed to the Leheups. Hessett Rectory is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £350. * Patrons, M. E. Rogers andTinling, Esqs. The church was built by the Bacons; is in good condition; has a beautiful window and a tower; and contains tombs of the Bacons, and a monnment to Col. Aldrich. Charities, £14.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Hessett CP/AP Stow RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Hessett |
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