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HIGHAM, a parish in Samford district, Suffolk; at the confluence of the rivers Bret and Stour, about 4½ miles respectively S, WNW, and NNW of Hadleigh, Manningtree, and Ardleigh r. stations. Post town, Stratford-St. Mary, under Colchester. Acres, 880. Real property, £2, 053. Pop., 229. Houses, 48. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £238.* Patrons, Trustees. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Higham AP/CP Samford RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
Place: | Higham |
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