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IKEN, a parish in Plomesgate district, Suffolk; on the river Alde, 3¾ miles W of Aldborough r, station, and 5½ SE by S of Saxmundham. Post town, WickhamMarket. Acres, 2, 597. Real property, £2, 429. Pop., 336. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. Some commerce is carried on at Iken Cliff. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £430. * Patron, Mrs. L. Wainewright. The church is ancient and tolerable, has a tower, and stands on a hill. Charities, £36.
(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: | Iken Parish Plomesgate Poor Law Union/Registration District Suffolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Iken |
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