Bradwell, Suffolk

Historical Description

Bradwell, a village and a parish in Suffolk, 3 miles SW by S of Great Yarmouth, under which there is a post office; money order and telegraph office, Gorleston. Acreage of parish, 2340; population, 542. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich; net value, £420 with residence. The church, which is a building of flint in the Later Decorated style, has a curious ancient font, and is good. Hobland Hall is a chief residence.

Administration

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

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 Bradwell from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Bradwell (St. Nicholas))

Land and Property

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

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Suffolk papers online:

• The Ipswich Journal
• East Suffolk Mercury and Lowestoft Weekly News
• Bury and Norwich Post
• Bury Free Press