In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chillesford like this:
CHILLESFORD, a parish in Plomesgate district, Suffolk; on the river Butley, 3 miles NW of Orford, and 4¼ ESE of Wickham-Market Junction r. station. Post town, Orford, under Wickham-Market. Acres, 1,806. Real property, £1, 780. Pop., 214. Houses, 52. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £355.* Patron, the Rev. W. E. Pooley. The church is good.
Chillesford through time
Chillesford is now part of Suffolk Coastal district. Click here for graphs and data of how Suffolk Coastal has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chillesford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chillesford in Suffolk Coastal | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7089
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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