A vision of Britain through time
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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.
COCKFIELD, a parish in Cosford district, Suffolk; on the river Bret, 3 miles SSE of Welnetham r. station, and 9½ NNE of Sudbury. It has a post office under Sudbury. Acres, 3, 626. Real property, £6, 160. Pop., 992. Houses, 229. The property is much subdivided. The manor belonged to Bury abbey. Cockfield Hall belonged formerly to the Brookes; and afterwards to SirBlois, Bart. Earlshall belonged to the De Veres, Earls of Oxford. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £635.* Patron, St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is later English, in flint; consists of nave and chancel, with aisles and tower; and has a fine monument to the Harveys. There are an Independent chapel, and charities £9.
(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: | Cockfield AP/CP Cosford RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Cockfield |
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