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Nayland, 14 miles S.W. by W. from Ipswich, population 1153, occupies 

 a low situation on the left bank of the Stour, over which there is a brick 

 bridge, and is occasionally subject to inundation. The church is a 

 handsome building, and there are a chapel for Independents, a National 

 school, and a school supported by the Independents. There are some 

 large flour-mills ; a considerable quantity of corn and flour is sent 

 down the river to bo conveyed to London. There is a yearly fair. 

 Needham-Markel, population of the hamlet 1367, is about 9 miles 

 N.W. by N. from Ipswich, on the road to Bury. The chapel is a mean 

 building, with a wooden belfry; there are places of worship, with free 

 schools attached, for Independents and Quakers. Theobald's Free 

 Grammar school, founded in 1632, has an income from endowment of 

 571. a year, and had 46 scholars in 1354. Some corn-mills are in the 

 vicinity. Orford, population 1015, situated on the right bank of 

 the Aide River, u 21 miles E. by N. from Ipswich. A royal castle 

 was here iu the time of Henry III., who granted a charter to the town. 

 The ton-n-hall is a small building. The chapel, when entire, was 

 spacious ; the nave alone is now used. The ruins of the chancel are 

 of Norman architecture. The Independents and Primitive Methodists 

 have places of worship. Of the castle only the keep remains : it is a 

 polygon of 18 sides, with walls 90 feet high, and has 3 square towers 

 in ita circuit, which overtop the rest of the building. The architecture 

 U Norman. It serves as a landmark for mariners. On the sea-shore, 

 near Orford Ness, are two lighthouses. The market has been discon- 

 tinued : a fair is held on June 24th. Rendletkam, population 359, is 

 about 6 miles N.E. from Wood bridge. National school* are supported 

 chiefly by subscription. Kendlesham House U a fine mansion a little 

 way north from the village, said to be built on the site of a palace of 

 Kedwald, king of the East Angles. Stradbrokc, population 1822, about 

 7 miles E. from Eye, has a fine church, with a square embattled tower; 

 the Bare is of considerable height, and the roof is groined ; the altar 

 window is of stained glass. The Baptists have a chapel, and there are 

 free schools. There U a market on Tuesday for corn ; a cattle fair is 

 held on the third Monday in June ; a statute fair for hiring servants 

 on October 2nd. Petty sessions are held fortnightly. Linen-weaving, 

 brewing, tin-plate working and gardening, are carried on. Woolpii, 

 population 1071, is about 8 miles E. by S. from Bury, on the road to 

 Stowmarket and Ipswich. The church is a handsome buildin;, partly 

 of decorated, partly of perpendicular character. The Primitive 

 MethodUto have a chapel, and there is a National school The yearly 

 cattle fair u one of the largest in the county. A very white brick, of 

 remarkably good appearance, is made Dear the village. 



The following are some of the more important Tillages, with the 

 population of the respective parishes in 1851 : 



Barton iliilt, population 612. about 10 miles N.W. by W. from 

 Bury St. Edmunds, on the left bank of the river Larke. The corn- 

 mills established here employ a considerable number of persons. 

 There are a small church, a chapel for Bapti* ts, and National schools. 

 Bcnkall, population 713, about 2 mile* S.W. from Sazmundham. 

 The church ha* been recently repaired, and a new chancel built 

 There are National and Infant school*. Eatt Bcrgkolt, population 

 1467, near the left bank of tho Stour, about 7 miles S.S.E. from Had- 

 leigh, haa many good house*. The church is of perpendicular archi- 

 tecture. There are chapels for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist* ; 

 and National school*, partly endowed. A fair U held on the first 

 Monday of July. Bo/ford, population 1102, about 6 miles E. by 8. 

 from Sudbury, is pleasantly situated in a fertile valley. The church 

 is a commodious structure, with a tower and spire. There are an 

 Independent chapel ; a Free Grammar school, founded in 1595, which 

 ha* an income from endowment of about 45i a year, and had 14 

 scholars in 1854; and National and Infant schools, partly endowed. 

 Sura, population 1806, U about 7 miles 3.S.E. from Sudbury, on the 

 Stour, over which there U a bridge. The church is ancient. There 

 are a chapel for Baptist*, and National and Infant schools. Brick- 

 making and malting are carried on, and there are flour-mills in the 

 vicinity. A station of the Eastern Union railway is at Bures. Bunjh 

 Cattle, population 344, about 4 miles W.S.W. from Yarmouth, has a 

 small church, with a thatched roof and a round tower. There are 

 National and Infant school*. The village is of considerable antiquity, 

 and occupies a picturesque site. About half a mile south from the 

 Tillage are considerable remains of an ancient castle. (Joddenham, 

 population 1047, about 7 miles N. by W. from Ipswich, lias an elegant 

 gotliic church, with a square tower. The Independent* have a chapel, 

 and there u a charity school Shoe-making and lime-burning are the 

 principal occupation*. Petty sessions are held fortnightly. Prating- 

 field, population 1492, about 10 miles E.N.K. from Eye, is seated on 

 an eminence ; the Tillage contains some good houses. The church, 

 partly of Norman date, consist* of nave, aisle.", and chancel, with 

 clerestory and a finely-carved oak roof. The Baptists have a large 

 chapel, and there are National and Free school*. The former guild- 

 hall U now a public-house. Grunditburgh, population 801, about 

 7 mile* N.E. from Ipswich, has an ancient church, with a modern 

 brick tower. There is a chapel for Baptist*. Brick-making U carried 

 'ii. 4" th e vicinity is Grundisburgh Hall, n spacious mansion, standing 

 in a well-wooded pork. llaugUcy, population 971, about 3 miles N. 

 by \V. from Stowmarket, ha* a spacious old church, an Independent 

 chapel, and a parochial school. Malting is carried on. There are 

 some corn-mills. A fair for toys is held on August 25th. The remains 



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of a castle cover a considerable area in the vicinity. JfUchtm, popu- 

 lation 1037, about 8 miles N. by W. from Hadleigb, ha* a com- 

 modious and handsome church, of Norman character, with a fiaely- 

 earved roof; a chapel for Baptists, and a parochial school Holbrook, 

 population 857, about 7 miles S. from Ipswich, is situated on the 

 right bunk of the Holbrook, a small stream, which runs into the 

 Stour at Holbrook Bay, about two miles from the village. The church 

 is a large ancient structure. The Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel, 

 and there are National schools. Malting is carried on. Kelsale, popu- 

 lation 1157, about 2 milea N. from Saxmundhaui, has some well-built 

 houses, surrounded with gardens. The church is situated on a hill, 

 and is chiefly built of flint. There are an Endowed school for boys, 

 and a Free school for girls. Latenheath, population 1864, about 

 6 milea S.W. from Brandon, is situated on rising ground, in tba midst 

 of extensive warrens. The parish church is a commodious structure. 

 The tower is surmounted with a leaden spire of considerable height. 

 There are chapela for Wesleyan Methodists, Baptists, and the Countess 

 of Huntingdon's Connexion. Coward's Charity school educates 32 

 boys. A fair for cattle and toys is held on ths first Thursday after 

 Midsummer Day. Lax/idd, population 1147, is about 7 miles N. from 

 Framlingham, near the source of the river Blyth. The church ia a 

 handsome edifice, with a pinnacled tower. The nave is of consider- 

 able height; there U a finely-ribbed roof, and the windows are filled 

 with stained glass. There is a large antique font. The Baptists have 

 a chapel, and there are National and Free schools. A small customary 

 market for corn is held on Monday ; fairs for cattle and sheep are 

 held on May 12th and October 25th. Ltitton, population 1580, about 



4 miles N. by W. from Aldborough. The church, which is about a 

 quarter of a mile W. from the village, consist! of one aisle, with a 

 thatched roof; the tower U of flint. The Wesleyan Methodists and 

 Quakers have place* of worship. The chief point of interest here is 

 Messrs. Qarrett's establishment for the manufacture of agricultural 

 implement*, which has been in operation for about three-quarters of 

 a century, and is now one of the most important of its kind in the 

 kingdom. There are some remains of Leiston Abbey. Long Melfurd, 

 population 2587, on the left bank of a feeder of tho Stour, about 

 3 milea N. from Sudbury, extends for about a mile along the road to 

 Bury. The church is n handsome and commodious edifice, of per- 

 pendicular character. The Independent* have a chapel ; there are 

 likewise National schools; two Free schools; and an almshouse or 

 hospital for a warden, 1 2 poor men, and 2 poor women. Petty sessions 

 are held fortnightly. A large cattle fair is held on the Thurs- 

 day in WhiUuu-week, and a pleasure fair on the two previous days. 

 Melford ha* some old mansion-houses, among others, Melford Hall, 

 an extensive Elizabethan structure, with four small round towers 

 in front, standing in a spacious deer-park. Melton, population 1039, 

 about 2 mile* N. by E. from Woodbridge, on the right bank of tho 

 river Deben, has a parish church and National schools, and is thu 

 seat of the County Lunatic Asylum, which in 1851 contained 269 

 inmate*. There are brick-works, an iron foundry, and corn-mill*. 

 Mmdham, population 877, is pleasantly situated on the right bank of 

 the Wnvency, about 8 mile* S.W. by S. from Bungay. The church in 

 a massive structure, with a tower. The Wesleyan Methodists and 

 Independent* have places of worship. Near the church are some 

 remains of a priory, founded in the reign of Stephen. Metfield, popu- 

 lation 651, about 7 miles W. by N. from Halesworth, has an ancient 

 church, with a tower; and a chapel for Primitive Methodist*. Brick- 

 making i* carried on, and there are several corn-mills. Old Newton, 

 population 792, about 3 miles N. by E. from Stowmarket, pleasantly 

 situated on elevated ground, near the source of the Gipping, contains 

 Dagworth-Hall, now a farm-house. The Wealeyan Methodists havu a 

 chapel, and there is a Parochial school Otley, population 616, about 



5 miles N. by E. from Ipswich, has a beautiful gotliic church, with a 

 tower; the windows are filled with stained gloss. The Baptists have 

 a chapel, and there are National schools. In the neighbourhood are 

 corn-mill*. Oulton, population 742, of whom 174 were in Mutford 

 and Lothingland Union workhouse, is about 2 miles W. from Lowe.)- 

 toft. The population is chiefly agricultural, but an iron-foundry, a 

 cctnunt manufactory, and corn-mills, afford some employment. Pake- 

 Jield, population 718, about 3 miles S.S.W. from Lowestoft Tho 

 coast being exposed and dangerous, the Humane Society of Loweatoft 

 has a life-boat stationed at Pakefield. There is a lighthouse. The 

 sea haa gained considerably upon the land in this neighbourhood. In 

 the village are National and Infant schools. Pakcnkam, population 

 1134, about 5 miles E.N.E. from Bury St. Edmund?, has a church, 

 National schools, and some minor charities. Tho population is chiefly 

 agricultural PeaienhaU, population 820, is about 7 milea S.S. '.S'. 

 from Ualoswortb. Besides the pariah church, there is a small chapel 

 for Duaenters. Glove-making and machine-making are carried on to 

 a small extent, and there are corn-mills. Redgrave, population 1382, 

 about 17 milea N.E. from Bury St. Edmunds, is pleasantly situated near 

 the right bank of the Wavcney. The church is a handsome building, 

 and iu the interior are some interesting monuments, including tho.su 

 of Sir Nicholas Bacon and his lady, and Judge Holt There are 

 National schools. An organ-building and pianoforte-making establish- 

 ment gives some employment. Itedgrave II nil, a spacious mansion, 

 seated in an extensive park, well-wooded and Blocked with deer, ia 

 about a mile south from tho village. Knap?, population 576, about 



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