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ELMHAM (South)-St. Cross, or Sandcroft, a parish in Wangford district, Suffolk; adjacent to the river Waveney, and to the Waveney Valley railway, near Homersfield r. station, 5 miles SW of Bungay. Post town, South Elmham-St. Margaret, under Harlestone. Acres, 1, 110. Real property, £1, 973. Pop., 238. Houses, 46. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Homersfield, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is tolerable. Some remains exist of a moated minster, with nave 42 feet by 27, and apsidal chancel 24 feet.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Wangford RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
Place: | South Elmham St Cross |
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