In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described South Elmham St Cross like this:
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.
South Elmham St Cross through time
South Elmham St Cross is now part of Waveney district. Click here for graphs and data of how Waveney has changed over two centuries. For statistics about South Elmham St Cross itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of South Elmham St Cross, in Waveney and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7144
Date accessed: 09th May 2024
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