In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ashfield like this:
ASHFIELD, or Ashfield-with-Thorpe, a parish in Bosmere district, Suffolk; 2 miles ESE of Debenham, and 9 NE of Needham r. station. Post Town, Debenham under Stonham. Acres, 1,565. Real property, £2,674. Pop., 306. Houses, 67. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £53. Patron, Lord Henniker. The church is a brick structure of 1853.
Ashfield through time
Ashfield is now part of Mid Suffolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mid Suffolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ashfield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ashfield in Mid Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7002
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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