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MIDDLETON, a village and a parish in Blything district, Suffolk. The village stands on the river Badingham, 2 miles SE of Darsham r. station, and 4 NE of Saxmundham; and has a post office und r Saxmundham. The parish contains also the hamlet of Fordley. Acres, 1,420. Real property, £3,941. Pop., 589. Houses, 131. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Fordley, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £162. * Patron, the Rev. E. Hollond. The church is an old building, with a thatched roof; was recently restored; and has a tower and spire. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a church school.
(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: | Middleton CP/AP Blything RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
Place: | Middleton |
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