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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hengrave like this:
HENGRAVE, a parish in Thingoe district, Suffolk; on the river Lark, 3 miles NNW of Bury-ST. Edmunds r. station. Post town, Bury-ST. Edmunds. Acres, 1, 044. Real property, £1, 369. Pop., 219. Houses, 45. The manor belonged to the Hengraves, passed to the Greys, the Crown, the Kitsons, the Darcies, and the Gages; and belongs now to Sir Thomas R. ...
Gage, Bart. Hengrave Hall was built, in 1538, by Sir T. Kitson; and is a fine specimen of Tudor architecture, in brick with stone facings. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Flempton, in the diocese of Ely. The church is ancient, with a round tower; has not been used, as a church, since 1859; is maintained only as a mausoleum; and contains many monuments of the successive owners of the manor and other persons. Charities, £30.
Hengrave is now part of WEST SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hengrave itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hengrave, in West Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7274
Date accessed: 17th February 2026
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