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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kentford like this:
KENTFORD, a parish, with a village, in Mildenhall district, Suffolk; on the river Kennet and on the Cambridge and Bury railway, at the boundary with Cambridge, near Icknield street, 4½ miles NE by E of Newmarket. Post town, Newmarket. Acres, 798. Real property, £1, 142. Pop., 210. Houses, 45. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Rev. W. Godfrey. The living is a rectory, annexed to the vicarage of Gazeley, in the diocese of Ely. The church is decorated English; has a small tower; and was reported in 1859 as not good. Charities, fuel for the poor.
Kentford is now part of WEST SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kentford itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kentford, in West Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7395
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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