KETTLEBASTON, a parish in the hundred of Cosford, county Suffolk, 7 miles NW of Hadleigh, and 2 NW of Bildeston, its post town. It is situated near the river Brett, and was formerly held by the De la Poles by the service of carrying a sceptre at the coronation. The parish, which is small, is tolerably cultivated and principally arable. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely, value £223. The church, dedicated to St Mary, is an ancient edifice with tower containing three bells. In the interior is an ancient brass, also a monument to Lady Jermey. The register dates from 1578. The parochial charities produce about £6 per annum. There is a National school. Mrs Beechcroft is lady of the manor. Kettlebaston Hall is an ancient building, and was formerly the seat of the Waldegraves, Lemans, etc.
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Kettlebaston baptisms FL597-4-1-1 1558-1748
Kettlebaston baptisms FL597-4-1-2 1748-1800
Kettlebaston baptisms FL597-4-4 1801-1812
Kettlebaston marriages FL597-4-1-1 1558-1748 and FL597-4-1-2 1748-1754
Kettlebaston marriages FL597-4-1-3 1755-1813
Kettlebaston marriages FL597-4-6 1813-1837
Kettlebaston burials FL597-4-1-1 1558-1748
Kettlebaston burials FL597-4-1-2 1748-1800
Kettlebaston burials FL597-4-4 1801-1812
Further registers for Kettlebaston are included in the FreeREG database.
- Kettlebaston is part of the Cosford Hundred
- information about Kettlebaston
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