In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Syleham like this:
SYLEHAM, a parish in Hoxne district, Suffolk; on the river Waveney, 3½ miles SW of Harleston r. station. Post town, Scole. Acres, 1,603. Real property, £2,967. Pop., 357. Houses, 64. The property is subdivided. S. Hall is the seat of the Rev. A. Cooper. There is a linen factory. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £88.* Patron, L. Press, Esq. The church is ancient but good.
Syleham through time
Syleham is now part of Mid Suffolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mid Suffolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Syleham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Syleham in Mid Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7778
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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