In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wrentham like this:
WRENTHAM, a parish, with a scattered village, in Blything district, Suffolk; 3 miles NNE of Wangford, and 5 E of Brampton r. station. It has a post-office‡ under Wangford. Acres, 2,303. Real property, £5,011. Pop., 1,051. Houses, 239. The manor belongs to Sir E. S. Gooch, Bart. W. ...
Hall stands in the village, and was completed in 1862. Hill house is the seat of H. Blackham, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £586.* Patron, Sir E. S. Gooch, Bart. The church is old and handsome; and has a lofty tower, which was used as a beacon-post during the threatened French invasion. There are national and British schools, a lecture hall and reading room of 1858, and charities £52.
Wrentham through time
Wrentham is now part of Waveney district. Click here for graphs and data of how Waveney has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wrentham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wrentham, in Waveney and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8133
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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