In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Coddenham like this:
CODDENHAM, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Bosmere district, Suffolk. The village stands 3 miles NNE of Claydon r. station, and 3 ½ ESE of Needham-Market; and has a post office under Needham-Market. The parish comprises 2, 719 acres. Real property, £5, 300. Pop., 903. Houses, 203. ...
The property is subdivided. Shrubland Park belonged formerly to the Bacons; and is now the seat of Sir W. F. F. Middleton, Bart. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Crowfield, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £1, 006.* Patron, the Rev. R. Longe. The church is a fine Gothic edifice, with a tower; and has some good monuments. There are an Independent chapel, and charities £80. -The sub-district contains seventeen parishes and a parochial chapelry. Acres, 30, 765. Pop., 8, 480. Houses, 1,862.
Coddenham through time
Coddenham 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 Coddenham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Coddenham in Mid Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7095
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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