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SAXHAM (Little), a parish in Thingoe district, Suffolk; 1 mile S of Saxham r. station, and 3½ W of Bury, St. Edmunds. Post-town, Bury, St. Edmunds. Acres, 1, 381. Real property, £1, 979. Pop., 171. Houses, 38. The manor belonged to the Lucases, passed to the Crofts, and belongs now to the Marquis of Bristol. The Manor-House was visited, in the time of the Crofts, by Charles II.; and was taken down in 1771. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £370.* Patron, the Marquis of Bristol. The church is ancient but good, and has a Norman round tower. Charities, £13.
(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: | Little Saxham Parish Thingoe Poor Law Union/Registration District Suffolk Ancient County |
| Place names: | LITTLE SAXHAM | SAXHAM | SAXHAM LITTLE |
| Place: | Little Saxham |
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