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FRESTON, a parish in Samford district, Suffolk; on the river Orwell, near the Eastern Counties railway, 3½ miles S of Ipswich. It has a post office under Ipswich. Acres, 1, 513; of which 100 are water. Real property, £2, 069. Pop., 256. Houses, 51. The property is divided among a few. A strong square tower of the Latymers is here, 12 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 6 stories high. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £369.* Patron, the Rev. J. T. Bond. 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: | Freston AP/CP Samford RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
Place: | Freston |
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