Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LOUND

LOUND, a parish, with a village, in Mutford district, Suffolk; near the coast, 2½ miles NNE of Somerleyton r. station, and 4½ NNW of Lowestoft. Post town, Lowes toft. Acres, 1,264. Real property, £3,067. Pop., 466. Houses, 95. The manor belongs to R. H. Reeve, Esq. The Hall is the residence of J. R. Morse, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £495.* Patron, B. de M. Dowson, Esq. The church is chiefly early English; comprises nave, chancel, and porch, with a round tower; and contains sedilia, a piscina, a very richly carved oak altar, a later English screen, and a sculptured octagonal font. Charities, £30.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish, with a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Lound AP/CP       Mutford and Lothingland RegD/PLU       Suffolk AncC
Place: Lound

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