In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Freckenham like this:
FRECKENHAM, a parish in Mildenhall district, Suffolk; on the river Lark, at the boundary with Cambridgeshire, 3¼ miles SW of Mildenhall, and 4¼ NW of Kennet r. station. It has a post office under Soham. Acres, 2, 520. Real property, £3, 388. Pop., 476. Houses, 97. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage and a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £600.* Patron, Peterhouse, Cambridge. The church is pretty good; and there are a national school, and charities £25.
Freckenham through time
Freckenham is now part of Forest Heath district. Click here for graphs and data of how Forest Heath has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Freckenham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Freckenham, in Forest Heath and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7209
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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