Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for THORPE-BY-IXWORTH

THORPE-BY-IXWORTH, a parish in Thingoe district, Suffolk; 1½ mile NNW of Ixworth, and 5 N of Thurston r. station. Post town, Ixworth, under Bury-St. Edmunds. Acres, 770. Real property, £1,323. Pop., 139. Houses, 27. The manor belongs to Sir F. Lamb, Bart. A black priory was founded here in 1110. The living is a donative in the diocese of Ely. Value, £21. Patron, Sir F. Lamb, Bart. The church is good.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Ixworth Thorpe AP/CP       Thingoe RegD/PLU       Suffolk AncC
Place: Ixworth

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