In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elveden like this:
ELVEDEN, or Elden, a parish in Mildenhall district, Suffolk; 4¼ miles WSW of Thetford r. station, and 8 ENE of Mildenhall. Post town, Thetford. Acres, 5, 290. Real property, £1, 378. Pop., 193. Houses, 41. Elveden Hall is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £375. Patron, Maharajah Dhuleep Singh. The church is ancient, and has a flint tower. Charities, £9.
Elveden through time
Elveden is now part of Forest Heath district. Click here for graphs and data of how Forest Heath has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Elveden itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elveden, in Forest Heath and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7153
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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