Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Lakenheath

Lakenheath, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (2½ miles N. of vil.), Suffolk--par., 10, 550 ac., pop. 1877; vil., 4½ miles SW. of Brandom; P.O.; to W. of vil. is Lakenheath Town Moor, and to SE. is Lakenheath Warren, covering nearly 3000 ac. Lakenheath New Lode flows past the vil. to the river Brandon, or Little Ouse.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Lakenheath CP/AP       Suffolk AncC
Place: Lakenheath

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