In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Laxfield like this:
LAXFIELD, a village and a parish in Hoxne district, Suffolk. The village stands near the river Blythe, 6¼ miles N of Framlingham r. station; was once a markettown; and has a post office under Wickham-Market, and fairs on 12 May and 25 October.—The parish comprises 3, 630 acres. Real property, £7, 113. ...
Pop., 1, 031. Houses, 237. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to John Crabtree, Esq.; and much of the land, to Sir E.Kerrison, Bart. Some of the property belonged, in old times, to Leiston abbey and Eye priory. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £220 * Patron, the Rev. E. Hollond. The church is good and handsome; has a lofty nave and a pinnacled tower; and contains a very large ancient font. There are a Baptist chapel, an endowed school with £184 a year, a national school endowed with £20 a year, and charities about £130.
Laxfield through time
Laxfield 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 Laxfield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Laxfield in Mid Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7455
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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