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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brightwell like this:
BRIGHTWELL, a parish in Woodbridge district, Suffolk; 3 miles S by E of Bealings r. station, and 5½ E by S of Ipswich. Post Town, Bucklesham, under Ipswich. Acres, 965. Real property, £834. Pop., 81. Houses, 14. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage united with the p. curacy of Kesgrave, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £112. Patron, Sir J. Shaw, Bart. The church is good.
Brightwell is now part of EAST SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brightwell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brightwell, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7063
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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