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Thwaite (St. George)

THWAITE (St. George), a parish, in the union and hundred of Hartismere, W. division of Suffolk, 4¾ miles (S. W. by S.) from Eye; containing 176 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 800 acres. The surface is flat, with a few slight undulations; the soil is in some parts heavy, but in general fertile, and produces grain of good quality. The village is situated on the road from London to Norwich, through Ipswich, and has a general post-office; petty-sessions are held here monthly; and there are fairs for cattle on the 30th June and 26th November. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £6. 3. 5½., and in the gift of J. Sheppard, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £240; the glebe contains 21½ acres.

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

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