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South Elmham St James, Suffolk

Historical Description

Elmham (South) St James, a parish in Suffolk, 4A miles SE from Homersfield station on the G.E.R., and 6 NW from Halesworth. It has a post office under Halesworth; money order and telegraph office, Metfield. Acreage, 1315; population, 201. The living is a rectory in the diocese oE Norwich; net value, £168 with residence, in the gift of Sir Hugh Edward Adair, Bart. The church, which is said to stand on the highest ground in the county, is a building of flint and rubble in the Decorated style, has a Norman north door, contains some early decorated screen-work, a square Norman font, remains of sedilia, and some small brassesi

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 parishSouth Elmham St. James 
HundredWangford 
Poor Law unionWangford 

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.


Newspapers and Periodicals

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