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OFFTON, a village and a parish in Bosmere district, Suffolk. The village stands 4½ miles S S W of Needham r.station, and 7½ N W of Ipswich; and took its name froma castle of King Offa, which stood at it. The parish contains also the hamlet of Little Bricett; and its post town is Needham-Market. Acres, 1, 561. Real property, £2, 394. Pop., 394. Houses, 83. The property is divided chiefly among four. Tollemache Hall belonged to the ancient family of Tollemache; passed to the Kemps and the D' Autreys; belongs now to Sir R. S. Adair, Bart.; and has been converted into a farm-house. Offton Castle has left some remains. The living is a vicarage, united with the rectory of Little Bricett, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £188.* Patron, J. G. Sparrow, Esq. The church is a small building, with a tower; and was partially restored in 1861.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Offton AP/CP Bosmere and Claydon RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Offton |
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