In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wissett like this:
WISSETT, a parish, with a village, in Blything district, Suffolk; 2 miles NW of Halesworth r. station. Post town, Halesworth. Acres, 2,259. Real property, £3,818. Pop., 427. Houses, 100. The manor belongs to Sir J. Hartopp, Bart. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £125.* Patron, Sir J. Hartopp, Bart. The church is partly Norman. There are an Independent chapel and a national school.
Wissett through time
Wissett is now part of Waveney district. Click here for graphs and data of how Waveney has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wissett itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wissett, in Waveney and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7954
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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