In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Offton like this:
OFFTON, a village and a parish in Bosmere district, Suffolk. The village stands 4½ miles S S W of Needham r.station, and 7½ N W of Ipswich; and took its name froma castle of King Offa, which stood at it. The parish contains also the hamlet of Little Bricett; and its post town is Needham-Market. ...
Acres, 1, 561. Real property, £2, 394. Pop., 394. Houses, 83. The property is divided chiefly among four. Tollemache Hall belonged to the ancient family of Tollemache; passed to the Kemps and the D' Autreys; belongs now to Sir R. S. Adair, Bart.; and has been converted into a farm-house. Offton Castle has left some remains. The living is a vicarage, united with the rectory of Little Bricett, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £188.* Patron, J. G. Sparrow, Esq. The church is a small building, with a tower; and was partially restored in 1861.
Offton through time
Offton 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 Offton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Offton in Mid Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7927
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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