In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Nowton like this:
NOWTON, or Newton, a village and a parish in Thingoe district, Suffolk. The village stands near the river Lark, 2½ miles S by E of Bury, St. Edmunds r.station; and is small but neat. The parish contains alsopart of the hamlet of Horsecroft, and comprises 1, 157acres. Post-town, Bury, St. ...
Edmunds. Real property, £1, 849. Pop., 186. Houses, 38. The manor, with Nowton Court, belongs to H. J. Oakes, Esq. The Briars is the seat of N. L. Bailey, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £314. Patron, the Marquis of Bristol. The church was enlarged and repaired in 1843; and consists of nave and chancel, with a tower. There is a free school.
Nowton through time
Nowton is now part of St Edmundsbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how St Edmundsbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Nowton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Nowton, in St Edmundsbury and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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