In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brettenham like this:
BRETTENHAM, a parish in Cosford district, Suffolk; on the river Bret or Breton, 3½ miles NNW of Bildestone, and 7 SW by W of Stowmarket r. station. Post Town, Bildestone, under Ipswich. Acres, 1,558. Real property, £3,001. Pop., 426. Houses, 88. The property is divided among a few. Brettenham Hall belonged formerly to the Wenyeves; and passed to the Beales. Some Vestiges in the parish are supposed to mark the site of the Roman station of Combretonium. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £377.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good.
Brettenham through time
Brettenham is now part of Babergh district. Click here for graphs and data of how Babergh has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brettenham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brettenham, in Babergh and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7061
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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