In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wangford like this:
WANGFORD, a parish in Mildenhall district, Suffolk; 3¼ miles SW of Brandon r. station. Post town, Brandon. Acres, 3,252. Real property, £834. Pop., 50. Houses, 10. Most of the property belongs to G. H. Wilson, Esq. W. Hall was the residence of Lord Chief Justice Wright, of the time of James II.; and is now a farmhouse. Extensive rabbit warrens are here; and sometimes furnish so many as 10,000 rabbits weekly to the London market. The living is a rectory, annexed to Brandon. The church is ancient.
Wangford through time
Wangford is now part of Forest Heath district. Click here for graphs and data of how Forest Heath has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wangford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wangford, in Forest Heath and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7846
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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