South Elmham St George, Suffolk
Historical Description
Elmham (South) St George, St Cross, or Sandcroft. a parish in Suffolk, 1 mile from the river Waveney and the Waveney Valley branch of the G.E.R, 4 miles from Harleston station, and 5 SWfrom Bungay. The common and usual name of the village is " St Cross.'' Post town and money order and telegraph office, Harleston. Acreage, 1310; population, 222. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Homersfield, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is a building of flint in the Norman, Decorated, and Perpendicular styles. Some remains exist of a moated minster, with nave 72 feet by 27, and apsidal chancel, 24 feet.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Suffolk | |
Ecclesiastical parish | South Elmham St. George | |
Hundred | Wangford | |
Poor Law union | Wangford |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Civil Registration
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Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for South Elmham St George from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Elmham, South, St. Cross (St. George))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Suffolk is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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