In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Holton like this:
HOLTON, a parish in Blything district, Suffolk; adjacent to the river Blythe, and to the East Suffolk railway, 1¼ mile ENE of Halesworth. Post town, Halesworth. Acres, 1, 130. Real property, £2, 733. Pop., 470. Houses, 108. The chief part of the property belongs to A. Johnston, Esq. Holton Hall is occupied by Major general Turner. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £310.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient, and has a Norman tower. There are chapels for Baptists and Primitive Methodists, and an endowed national school.
Holton through time
Holton is now part of Waveney district. Click here for graphs and data of how Waveney has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Holton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Holton, in Waveney and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7294
Date accessed: 01st May 2024
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