In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Otley like this:

OTLEY, a village and a parish in Woodbridge district, Suffolk. The village stands 5¼ miles N N E of Westerfield r. station, and 6 N W by N of Woodbridge; and has a post-office under Ipswich. The parish comprises 2, 157acres. Real property, £4, 215. Pop., 615. Houses, 137. The property is divided among a few. ...


The manor belongs to the Earl of Abergavenny and G. Rebow, Esq. An old entrenchment is in the S. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £670.* Patron, the Earl of Abergavenny. The church is in fine pointed architecture; consists of nave and chancel, with porch and tower; and contains a monument to a Gosnold. There are a Baptist chapel and a commodious school.

Otley through time

Otley 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 Otley itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Otley, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7581

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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