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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Risby like this:
RISBY, a parish, with a village, in Thingoe district, Suffolk; 1 mile N E of Saxham r. station, and 4 W N W of Bury, St. Edmunds. It has a post-office under Bury, St. Edmunds. Acres, 2, 801. Real property, £3, 242. Pop., 427. Houses, 85. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Sir E. ...
R. Gage, Bart. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Forn-ham, in the diocese of Ely. Value, £750.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient but good; has a round tower; and contains a carved screen, the grave of Baron Alderson, and tablets to the Danbys, the Was-tells, and the Sparks. Charities, £50.
Risby 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 Risby itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Risby, in West Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7633
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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