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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brockley like this:
BROCKLEY, a parish in Thingoe district, Suffolk; on an affluent of the river Stour, 6½ miles SSW of Bury St. Edmunds r. station. Post Town, Lawshall, under Bury St. Edmunds. Acres, 1,565. Real property, £2,251. Pop., 340. Houses, 74. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £510.* Patron, the Rev. Mr. Cartwright. The church is an ancient structure, with a small tower; and contains a handsome monument of the Sprigges. There are a Baptist chapel, and charities £62.
Brockley is now part of WEST SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brockley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brockley, in West Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7064
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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