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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ilketshall St John like this:
ILKETSHALL-ST. JOHN, a parish in Wangford district, Suffolk; 2 miles SE of Bungay r. station. Posttown, Bungay. Acres, 742. Real property, £1, 307. Pop., 77. Houses, 15. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to R. D. French, Esq. There is an ancient moated earthwork; and Roman relics have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £311. * Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is of the 1 4th century, with a tower of the 15th century; and was recently restored.
Ilketshall St John 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 Ilketshall St John itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ilketshall St John, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7308
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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