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Soham, Earl (St. Andrew)

SOHAM, EARL (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Plomesgate, hundred of Loes, E. division of Suffolk, 12 miles (N. by W.) from Woodbridge; containing 741 inhabitants, and comprising 1944a. 2r. 24p. A fair, chiefly for lambs, is held on July 23rd. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £10, and in the gift of the Rev. J. H. Groome: the tithes have been commuted for £598, and the glebe consists of 9½ acres. The church is an ancient structure, partly in the early but chiefly in the later English style, with a square embattled tower; the roof is finely groined, and the font, of Caen stone, is richly sculptured. There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyans. The town lands contain 45 acres, and nearly £1400 are vested in the funds for the poor. Soham Lodge was the residence of the Countess of Surrey, wife of the poet; she died here, and was buried at Framlingham.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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