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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Butley like this:
BUTLEY, a parish in Plomesgate district, Suffolk; on a sea-creek of its own name, 3 miles W of Orford, and 4½ ESE of Wickham-Market-Junction r. station. Post Town, Orford, under Wickham-Market. Acres, 1,941. Real property, £1,764. Pop., 385. Houses, 81. The property is divided among a few. ...
A priory of Black canons was founded here, in 1171, by Ranulph de Glanville; and given, at the dissolution, to the Duke of Norfolk and William Forth. Ruins and fragments of the Abbey occupy nearly 12 acres; and part of the gateway has been fitted up as a house. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Capel, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £135. Patron, Lord Rendlesham. The church is good. There is a national school.
Butley 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 Butley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Butley, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7074
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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