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Brent Eleigh or Brent Ely, Suffolk

Historical Description

Brent-Eleigh or Brent-Ely, a village and a parish in Suffolk, near the river Brett, 7 miles NE by N of Sudbury, and 2¼ SE from Lavenham station on the G.E.R. There is a post office under Lavenham (R.S.O.), which is the money order and telegraph office. Acreage of parish, 1684; population, 221. Brent-Eleigh Hall is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely; gross value commuted, £482 with residence. The church is good, and was rebuilt in 1850. A market was formerly held in the parish.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountySuffolk 
Ecclesiastical parishBrent Illeigh St. Mary 
HundredBabergh 
Poor Law unionCosford 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

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Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Suffolk is available to browse.


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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