A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
STRATFORD-ST. MARY, a parish, with a village, in Samford district, Suffolk; on the river Stour, at or near the Roman Ad Ansam, 3½ miles WNW of Manningtree r. station. It has a post-office under Colchester, a police station, and a fair on 22 June; and is a meet for the Essex and Suffolk hounds. Acres, 1,461. Real property, £3,951. Pop., 655. Houses, 149. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £296. Patron, the Duchy of Lancaster. The. church is later English. There are a parochial library, a national school, and charities £27.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Stratford St Mary AP/CP Samford RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Stratford St Mary |
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