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Walton (St. Mary)

WALTON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Woodbridge, hundred of Colneis, E. division of Suffolk, 10 miles (S. E. by E.) from Ipswich; containing 907 inhabitants. The parish is bounded on the northeast by the river Deben, on the south-west by Harwich harbour, and on the south by the North Sea. It comprises about 1200 acres; the soil is generally a rich loam, and the surface flat. On the shore is a Martello tower, for the defence of the coast; and some small remains still exist of Walton Castle, a stronghold of the Bigods, in the parish of Felixstow, anciently a Roman station; it had the privilege of a mint, and large quantities of Roman coins have been found on the site. The living is a discharged vicarage endowed with the rectorial tithes, with that of Felixstow annexed, and valued in the king's books at £4. 6. 8.; net income, £290; patrons, the family of Richards. Here is a place of worship for Baptists.

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

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