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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lackford like this:
LACKFORD, a parish in Thingoe district, Suffolk; near Icknield-street and the river Lark, 3¼ miles N of Saxham r. station, and 5½ NW of Bury-St. Edmunds. Post-town, Bury-St. Edmunds. Acres, 2,243. Real property, £1,720. Pop., 197. Houses, 37. The land all belongs to the Rev. James Holden. There are rabbit warrens. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £320. * Patrons, the Trustees of the late Sir C. E. Kent, Bart. The church is a thatched building, with a tower.
Lackford 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 Lackford itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lackford, in West Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7433
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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