SHELLAND
"SHELLAND, a parish in the hundred of Stow, county Suffolk, 3½ miles N.W. of Stowmarket, its post town and railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Gipping, and is wholly agricultural. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £125. The living is a donative curacy in the diocese of Norwich, value £40. The church was rebuilt in 1767. The parochial charities produce about £1 per annum."
Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003
Cemeteries
- King Charles the Martyr, Church Lane (track), 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 Shelland:
- King Charles the Martyr, Church Lane (track), Church of England
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Description and Travel
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- Details of the administrative areas of which Shelland has been a part can be seen in Vision of Britain, which contains details of historic boundaries, and more about this place.
Maps
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