Great_Saxham

Great Saxham

Great Saxham

Human settlement in England

Great Saxham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of The Saxhams, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.[1] The village appears as Sexham in the Domesday Book of 1086, and Saxham Magna in 1254.[2] Saxham Hall is situated in the village. In 1961 the parish had a population of 189.[3] On 1 April 1988 the parish was merged with Little Saxham to form "The Saxhams".[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Kelly, E. R., ed. (1875). "GREAT SAXHAM". The Post Office Directory of Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk. London: Kelly & Co. p. 905.
  2. [2]
    Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 405-06. ISBN 0198691033.
  3. [3]
    "Population Statistics Great Saxham CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. [4]
    "The St. Edmundsbury (Parishes) Order 1988" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

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