Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HARLESTON

HARLESTON, a parish in Stow district, Suffolk; 2¾ miles NW of Stowmarket r. station. Post-town, Stowmarket. Acres, 615. Real property, £981. Pop., 65. Houses, 16. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to R. Pettiward, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £175. Patron, R. Pettiward, Esq. The church is of flint, and good.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Harleston Parish       Stow Poor Law Union/Registration District       Suffolk Ancient County
Place: Harleston

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