A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BRETTENHAM, a parish in Cosford district, Suffolk; on the river Bret or Breton, 3½ miles NNW of Bildestone, and 7 SW by W of Stowmarket r. station. Post Town, Bildestone, under Ipswich. Acres, 1,558. Real property, £3,001. Pop., 426. Houses, 88. The property is divided among a few. Brettenham Hall belonged formerly to the Wenyeves; and passed to the Beales. Some Vestiges in the parish are supposed to mark the site of the Roman station of Combretonium. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £377.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good.
(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: | Brettenham AP/CP Cosford RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Brettenham |
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