Holbrook, Suffolk

Description
Holbrook, a village and a parish in Suffolk. The village stands 1 1/2 mile N of Holbrook Bay, 3 1/2 miles ESE from Bentley Junction station on the G.E.R., and 5 1/2 . S by E from Ipswich, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Ipswich. The parish comprises 2054 acres; population, 774. The manor belonged formerly to the Clenches, and belongs now to the Berners family. Holbrook House is the seat of the Reade family. Holbrook Bay is an expansion of the estuary of the Stour, opposite Wrabness in Essex. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich; net value, £150 with residence. The church is a large and ancient building of brick and rubble in the Perpendicular style, comprises nave, aisles, and chancel, with vestry and tower, and contains a brass of 1470, and monuments of the Clenches. There is a Wesleyan chapel. Woodlands is a chief residence.