In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Barking like this:
BARKING, a village and a parish in Bosmere district, Suffolk. The village stands 1¾ mile SW of Needham Market, on the road to Hadleigh. Pop., 409. Houses, 93. The parish contains also the hamlet of Darmsden and the town of Needham-Market; the latter of which has a railway station and a head post office. ...
Acres, 3,164. Real property, £8,276. Pop., 1,850. Houses, 417. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the curacy of Darmsden, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £840.* Patron, the Earl of Ashburnham. The p. curacy of Needham-Market is a separate charge. A school has an endowed income of £55, and other charities £77
Barking through time
Barking 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 Barking itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barking in Mid Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7012
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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