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BRANTHAM, a parish in Samford district, Suffolk; on the river Stour, and on the Eastern Counties railway, 2 miles NNE of Manningtree station, and 7½ SSW of Ipswich. It has a post office under Manningtree. Acres, 2,482; of which 560 are water. Real property, £3,654. Pop., 445. Houses, 98. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, not reported.* Patron, Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The church is good.
(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: | Brantham Parish Samford Poor Law Union/Registration District Suffolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Brantham |
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