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The History of Fressingfield

FRESSINGFIELD is a large and pleasant village and parish, situated on an eminence, 4½ miles from Harleston railway station, 4 from Stradbroke, and 9 from Eye, in the Eastern division of the county, IIoxne hundred and union, Harleston county court district, Hoxne rural deanery, Suffolk archdeaconry, and Norwich diocese. The church of SS. Peter and Paul is a fine old building, in the Perpendicular and Florid styles, with square tower, containing a peal of 8 bells and clock, ancient Gothic porch, nave, aisles and chancel: the interior is lighted by twelve clerestory windows, and the roof is of beautifully carved oak: the pulpit and seats are of oak, handsomely carved: in May, 1865, an organ, by Bevington and Son, of London ...... ► [Post Office Directory Directory of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk 1869]

The sections below will take you to what we currently have about the history of Fressingfield.

• Churches and worship
• Notable people
• Post Office Directory 1869

Currently available data for Fressingfield
(Use the searches to find individual records ►)

• Electoral Roll ► (1873) ***
• Land Owners ► (1873 Modern Domesday) ***
• Trade Directory ► (1869)

External sites and information with relevance to Fressingfield

• A Vision of Britain Through Time - Fressingfield, Suffolk ►
• Baxters of Fressingfield ►
• British History Online - Houses of Benedictine monks: Priory of Eye ►
• British Listed Buildings ►
• Curious Fox ►
• Facebook group - Fressingfield Days Gone By ►
• FamilySearch - Fressingfield, Suffolk Genealogy ►
• Forebears - Fressingfield, Suffolk ►
• Fressingfield Local History and Archive Group ►
• GENUKI - Fressingfield ►
• Pubs History - Fox & Goose, Fressingfield ►
• Suffolk Guildhalls - Fressingfield ►
• The History of Parliament - Sir John Hanmer ►
• The Sancroft Barns - History ►
• UK Genealogy Archives - Fressingfield ►
• Wikipedia - Fressingfield, Suffolk ►

Please note that the inclusion of any sites on this page does not infer that they are recommended nor are they guaranteed secure - all have at some time proved of interest or were useful when researching this site’s content.

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Notes:

• *** By comparing the information within the 1873 Electoral Roll and the Modern Domesday, a better understanding of the land ownership within a village can be reached.

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