In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rickinghall Superior like this:
RICKINGHALL-SUPERIOR, a parish, with a village, in Hartismere district, Suffolk; 1¼ mile S by W of Botesdale, and 3¾ W of Mellis r. station. Post-town, Botesdale, under Scole. Acres, 1,857. Real property, £3, 421. Pop., 742. Houses, 162. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to G. H. Wilson, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £472.* Patron, G. H. Wilson, Esq. The church is later English. Charities, £33.
Rickinghall Superior through time
Rickinghall Superior 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 Rickinghall Superior itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rickinghall Superior in Mid Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7628
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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