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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gisleham like this:
GISLEHAM, a parish in Mutford district, Suffolk; near the coast, 3 miles S of Mutford r. station, and 4½ SW by S of Lowestoft. Post town, Mutford-Bridge, under Lowestoft. Acres, 1, 344. Real property, £2, 677. Pop., 267. Houses, 55. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £331.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient, but very good; has a round tower, surmounted by a hexagonal steeple; and contains an octagonal later English font, and remains of a screen.
Gisleham 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 Gisleham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gisleham, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7229
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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