In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Polstead like this:
POLSTEAD, a village and a parish in Cosford district, Suffolk. The village stands on the river Boxford, 3 miles N N W of Nayland, and 4¼ S W of Hadleigh r. station; and has a post-office under Colchester, and a fair on 16 June. The parish comprises 3, 402 acres. Real property, £6, 213. ...
Pop., 922. Houses, 222. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Tyrell, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £880.* Patron, St. John's College, Oxford. The church is chiefly early Norman, with tower and spire; was repaired in 1859; and contains two brasses. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel and a charityschool.
Polstead through time
Polstead is now part of Babergh district. Click here for graphs and data of how Babergh has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Polstead itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Polstead, in Babergh and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7602
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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