A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ERWARTON, or Arwerton, a parish in Samford district, Suffolk; on the river Stour, 2½ miles NNW of Dovercourt r. station, and 3¼ NNW of Harwich, -each of them on the other side of the Stour. Post town, Shotley, under Ipswich. Acres, 2, 978; of which 1, 660 are water. Real property, £2, 359. Pop., 243. Houses, 43. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged, in the 14th century, to the Bacons; passed to the Drurys and the Parkers; and belongs now to the Rev. H. D. Berners. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Woolverstone, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £484.* Patron, the Rev. H. D. Berners. The church is very good; and there are charities £7.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Erwarton AP/CP Samford RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place names: | ARWERTON | ERWARTON | ERWARTON OR ARWERTON |
| Place: | Erwarton |
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