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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Herringfleet like this:
HERRINGFLEET, a parish in Mutford district, Suffolk; on the river Waveney, at the boundary with Norfolk. 1 mile N of Somerleyton r. station, and 6 NW of Lowestoft. Post town, Somerleyton, under LowestoftAcres, 1, 720. Real property, £1, 850. Pop., 210. Houses, 43. The property all belongs to H. ...
Leathes, Esq. Herringfleet Hall, the seat of Mr. L., stands in a wooded park, and commands extensive views. A priory of black canons was founded here, in the time of Henry III., by Roger Fitzosbert; and given, at the dissolution, to Henry Jernyngham. The living is a donative in the diocese of Norwich. Value, not reported. Patron, H. Leathes, Esq. The church is ancient and tolerable, and has a round tower. There are an endowed national school, and charities £3 4.
Herringfleet 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 Herringfleet itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Herringfleet, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7283
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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