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Nayland in Suffolk County England History and GeographyNAYLAND, a parish (formerly a market town) in the hundred of BABERGH, county of SUFFOLK, 17 miles (S.W. by W.) from Ipswich, and 57 (N.E.) from London, containing 1019 inhabitants. The town is situated on the river Stour, over which is a bridge of brick, in a fertile valley surrounded by hills, on the high road to Hadleigh: it consists of several streets, the principal of which contains some good dwelling-houses, and has three large flour-mills in the centre: the inhabitants are supplied with water from springs: the adjacent eminences command a fine view of the harbour of Harwich and the surrounding country. The woollen manufacture flourished here for many years, but is now extinct, and, at present, the trade of the town is chiefly in flour. The river is navigable from Sudbury to Harwich, by which means a considerable quantity of corn and flour is conveyed to Mistley, for the port of London, and coal is brought back. The market, now discontinued, was on Friday: a fair is held on the first Wednesday in October, for horses, cattle, and toys. A court leet is held twice a year, at which the steward of the manor presides. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry of Sudbury, and diocese of Norwich, endowed with £400 private benefaction, and £400 royal bounty, and in the patronage of the Parishioners. The church, dedicated to St. James, is situated in the centre of the town, and is a fine structure in the later style of English architecture: in the interior is a good painting of our Saviour, and several ancient marble monuments inlaid with brass. There is a place of worship for Independents. A small fund, arising from the rent of certain lands, is appropriated to the instruction of about fourteen poor children: it is under the management of feoffees. A National school, for all poor children residing in the parish, is supported by annual subscriptions; as is also a Sunday school in connexion with the established church. There are several houses belonging to the parish, in which poor families live rent-free. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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