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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Little Glemham like this:
GLEMHAM (Little), a parish in Plomesgate district, Suffolk; adjacent to the river Alde and to the East Suffolk railway, 1¾ mile ENE of Marlesford r. station and 4½ SW of Saxmundham. It has a post office under Wickham-Market. Acres, 1, 268. Real property, £2, 301. Pop., 325. ...
Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. Glemham Hall was formerly the seat of the Glemhams, -one of whom, Sir Thomas, fought conspicuously for Charles I.; and is now the residence of A. Garrett, Esq. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Great Glemham, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £329.* Patron, the Earl of Guilford. The church was repaired in 1858. Henry Glemham, who became bishop of St. Asaph after the restoration, was a native.
Little Glemham 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 Little Glemham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Little Glemham, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7233
Date accessed: 17th February 2026
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