Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for ILKETSHALL-ST. JOHN

ILKETSHALL-ST. JOHN, a parish in Wangford district, Suffolk; 2 miles SE of Bungay r. station. Posttown, Bungay. Acres, 742. Real property, £1, 307. Pop., 77. Houses, 15. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to R. D. French, Esq. There is an ancient moated earthwork; and Roman relics have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £311. * Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is of the 1 4th century, with a tower of the 15th century; and was recently restored.


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

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Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Ilketshall St John Parish       Wangford Poor Law Union/Registration District       Suffolk Ancient County
Place: Ilketshall St John

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