In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Withersfield like this:
WITHERSFIELD, a parish in Risbridge district, Suffolk; 2 miles N W of Haverhill r. station. It has a post-office under Newmarket. Acres, 2,509. Real property, £3,791. Pop., 624. Houses, 146. The manor belongs to the Rev. W. Mayd. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £650.* Patron, the Rev. W. Mayd. The church was partly rebuilt and enlarged in 1868. There is a parochial school.
Withersfield through time
Withersfield is now part of St Edmundsbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how St Edmundsbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Withersfield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Withersfield, in St Edmundsbury and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7955
Date accessed: 07th November 2024
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