Description
Aldeby, a village and a parish in Norfolk. The village lies on the Waveney river, 3 miles NE of Beccles; it has a station on the G.E.R., and a post office under Beccles, which is the money order and telegraph office. The parish comprises 3083 acres; population, 605. The manor belonged anciently to the cathedral of Norwich, and was made the site of a Benedictine cell. The living is a vicarage in tlie diocese of Norwich; net yearly value, £290. Patron, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church is ancient and good, and has a fine Norman door.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
