In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Great Wenham like this:
WENHAM (Great), a parish in Samford district, Suffolk: 2 miles WSW of Capel r. station, and 4½ SE of Hadleigh. Post town, Colchester. Acres, 1,123. Real property, £1,980. Pop., 260. Houses, 58. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £285.* Patron, the Bishop of N. The church is good.
Great Wenham through time
Great Wenham is now part of Babergh district. Click here for graphs and data of how Babergh has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Great Wenham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Great Wenham, in Babergh and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7856
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
Not where you were looking for?
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Great Wenham".
