Hollesley, Suffolk

Description
Hollesley, a village and a parish in Suffolk. The village stands near the coast, 6 1/2 miles SE from Melton station on the G.E.R., and has a post and money order office under Woodbridge; telegraph office, Alderton. The parish comprises 3987 acres; population, 607. Hollesley Bay, a slight indentation of the coast northward from North Weir Point, has from 6 to 8 fathoms water, and two curious old cannons were found in it in 1804. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich; net value, o£606 with residence. The church, which is a building of flint in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, has a tower of 1452, comprises nave, chancel, and N aisle, and was restored in 1886. The Colonial College and Training Farms Co., Limited, have an estate of over 1330 acres. The institution is designed for the training of young gentlemen who intend to become colonists.