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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elmswell like this:
ELMSWELL, a parish in Stow district, Suffolk; on the Eastern Union railway, 6 miles NW of Stowmarket. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under Bury-St. Edmunds. Acres, 2, 066. Real property, £4, 071. Pop., 759. Houses, 169. The property is much subdivided. A residence of the abbots of Bury was here. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £430.* Patron, W. Luke, Esq. The church is ancient; has a lofty tower; commands a fine view; and contains an effigies of Sir R. Gardner. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £126.
Elmswell is now part of MID SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Elmswell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elmswell, in Mid Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7151
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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