Francis Blomefield: Historical notes on Suffolk and Cambridgeshire parishes

Scope and Content

(pp. viii-196) Suffolk; (pp. 215-365) Cambridgeshire. Both counties ordered alphabetically. The vol. has been ruled for accounts. p. 295: 'I was here [Impington, Cambridgeshire] Ap. 9, 1726', with (p. 296) sketch of Impington Church. Stamps, inscriptions, and bookplates of Blomefield, Craven Ord, and Sir Thomas Phillipps.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased at Craven Ord's sale, 2nd cat., lot 1040, by Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1830. Purchased at Sotheby's Phillipps sale, 10-17 June 1896, lot 169.

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