In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Redisham like this:
REDISHAM (Great), a parish in Wangford district, Suffolk; on the East Suffolk railway, 1 mile N of Brampton r. station, and 4 S by W of Beccles. It has a post-office under Halesworth. Acres, 733. Real property, £986. Pop., 182. Houses, 38. The property is sub-divided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £100. Patron, not reported. The churchhas a Norman door and a wooden belfry. There is an endowed school with £9 a year.
Redisham through time
Redisham is now part of Waveney district. Click here for graphs and data of how Waveney has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Redisham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Redisham, in Waveney and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7619
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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