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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Playford like this:
PLAYFORD, a parish in Woodbridge district, Suffolk; on an affluent of the river Deben, and on the East Suffolk railway, between Westerfield and Bealings r. stations, 4 miles E N E of Ipswich. Post-town, Ipswich. Acres, 1, 219. Real property, £1, 493. Pop., 275. Houses, 59. The property is divided among a few. ...
The manor belonged formerly to the Feltons, and belongs now to the Marquis of Bristol. P. Hall is a moated, brick, Tudormansion; was the death-place of the philanthropist Clarkson; and is now the seat of T. Clarkson, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £79.* Patron, the Marquis of Bristol. The church is aflint building, with a tower; and contains a fine brass of1400. The churchyard contains a granite obelisk to thememory of Clarkson.
Playford 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 Playford itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Playford, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7601
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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