LINSTEAD MAGNA
"LINSTEAD MAGNA, a parish in the hundred of Blything, county Suffolk, 5 miles W. of Halesworth, its railway station and post town. The village, which is small, is entirely agricultural. A portion of the land is in pasture. The soil is clay. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £315, and the ministerial for £82. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Norwich, value £97. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure with a square embattled tower. Lord Huntingfield is lord of the manor and chief landowner."
Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003
Cemeteries
- St Peter, SE of Church Farm on FPath [site], Linstead Magna (Great Linstead), Church of England
Census
Church History
Descriptions and photographs of churches in the parish may be found in Simon Knott's Suffolk Churches.Church Records
- Churches in Linstead Magna:
- St Peter, SE of Church Farm on FPath [site], Linstead Magna (Great Linstead), Church of England
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Description and Travel
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- Details of the administrative areas of which Linstead Magna has been a part can be seen in Vision of Britain, which contains details of historic boundaries, and more about this place.
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TM318763 (Lat/Lon: 52.335733, 1.401070), Linstead Magna which are provided by:- This place shown on a Google map.
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