PALGRAVE, a village and a parish in Hartismere district, Suffolk. The village stands near the boundary with Norfolk, 1 mile S w of Diss r. station, and 4 N W of Eye; and has a Wall letter-box under Diss. The parish comprises 1, 474 acres. Real property, £3, 601. Pop., 739. Houses, 160. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Sir E.Kerrison, Bart. St. John's is the seat of Miss Harrison; and the Priory, of the Rev.J. Martyn. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £400.* Patron, Sir E.Kerrison, Bart. The church is ancient; was recentlyrestored and enlarged; consists of nave and chancel, withporch and tower; and contains monuments to the Harrisons, and the remains of T. Martin the antiquary. There are a national school, and a town-estate charity £62.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))