A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
CAMPSEY-ASH, a parish in Plomesgate district, Suffolk; on the river Deben and the East Suffolk railway, near Wickham-Market-Junction station, 2½ miles E by N of Wickham-Market. It has a post office under Wickham-Market. Acres, 1,813. Real property, £2,982. Pop., 379. Houses, 80. The property is divided among a few. Ash House is the seat of the Sheppards. A nunnery of St. Clare was founded here, in the time of King John, by Theobald de Valoines; and some remains of it exist. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £350.* Patron, Lord Rendlesham. The church has an ancient tower; contains a brass of a priest; and is fair.
(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: | Campsey Ash AP/CP Plomesgate RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Campsey Ash |
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