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

REDISHAM (Great), a parish in Wangford district, Suffolk; on the East Suffolk railway, 1 mile N of Brampton r. station, and 4 S by W of Beccles. It has a post-office under Halesworth. Acres, 733. Real property, £986. Pop., 182. Houses, 38. The property is sub-divided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £100. Patron, not reported. The churchhas a Norman door and a wooden belfry. There is an endowed school with £9 a year.

Redisham through time

Redisham 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 Redisham itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7619

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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