In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wetheringsett like this:
WETHERINGSETT, a parish, with W. village and Brockford hamlet, in Hartismere district, Suffolk; 5 miles SSW of Eye r. station. It has a post-office under Stonham. Acres, 3,783. Real property, £6,986. Pop., 1,072. Houses, 231. The property is subdivided. W. House is the seat of H. Brooke, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £714.* Patron, the Rev. J. P. Sill. The church is good. There are a parochial school, and townlands and charities £118.
Wetheringsett through time
Wetheringsett is now part of Mid Suffolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mid Suffolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wetheringsett itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wetheringsett in Mid Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7878
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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