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ELLOUGH, a parish in Wangford district, Suffolk; near the East Suffolk railway, 3 miles SSE of Beccles. It has a post office under Beccles. Acres, 1, 097. Real property, £1, 687. Pop., 126. Houses, 25. The property is not much divided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £300.* Patron, the Earl of Gosford. The church stands on a bleak hill, over-looking a fertile vale; and contains finely-carved open seats, an octagonal later English font, and a brass of 1607.
(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: | Ellough Parish Wangford Poor Law Union/Registration District Suffolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Ellough |
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