Saxmundham, Suffolk

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Saxmundham is a town in Suffolk

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Saxmundham within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Saxmundham in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Saxmundham, market town and par. with ry. sta., Suffolk, 11 miles S. of Halesworth and 20 NE. of Ipswich by rail, 1101 ac., pop. 1318; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Wednesday. The town stands between two hills, is well built, and has an ancient church, a market hall for corn, a free school, and important trade in corn.

Saxmundham in the Domesday Book

A village in Plomesgate hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

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