In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sizewell like this:
SIZEWELL, a hamlet in Leiston parish, Suffolk; on the coast, at S. Gap, 6 miles E of Saxmundham. It contains some recent marine villa residences; has a coastguard station and a fishery; and ranks as a chapelry, annexed to Leiston. S. Bank is a shoal lying off the hamlet; measures 6 miles by ¾; and has from 4 to 9 fathoms water.
Additional information about this locality is available for Leiston
Sizewell through time
Sizewell is now part of Suffolk Coastal district. Click here for graphs and data of how Suffolk Coastal has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sizewell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sizewell in Suffolk Coastal | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24981
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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