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

SHOTTISHAM, a parish, with a village, in Woodbridge district, Suffolk; 4¼ miles SE of Woodbridge r. station. It has a post-office under Woodbridge. Acres, 1,135. Real property, £1,407. Pop., 317. Houses, 79. The manor belongs to the Rev. W. W. Darby and the Rev. M. B. Darby. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £230.* Patrons, the Rev. W. W. Darby and the Rev. M. B. Darby. The church was restored in 1867. There is a national school.

Shottisham through time

Shottisham 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 Shottisham itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7679

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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