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WENHAM (Great), a parish in Samford district, Suffolk: 2 miles WSW of Capel r. station, and 4½ SE of Hadleigh. Post town, Colchester. Acres, 1,123. Real property, £1,980. Pop., 260. Houses, 58. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £285.* Patron, the Bishop of N. 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: | Great Wenham Parish Samford Poor Law Union/Registration District Suffolk Ancient County |
| Place names: | GREAT WENHAM | WENHAM | WENHAM GREAT |
| Place: | Great Wenham |
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