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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thrandeston like this:
THRANDESTON, a parish in Hartismere district, Suffolk; 2 miles NNE of Mellis r. station, and 2¾ NW of Eye. Post town, Scole. Acres, 1,375. Real property, £2,791. Pop., 364. Houses, 75. The property is much subdivided A large cattle fair, formerly held on 31 July and the following day, has been removed to Eye. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £470.* Patron, Sir E.Kerrison, Bart. The church has been lately restored, and is much admired; and there are a national school, and charities £45.
Thrandeston is now part of MID SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thrandeston itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thrandeston, in Mid Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7818
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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