BURSTALL, a small village and parish, 4 ½ miles W. by N. of Ipswich, has
only 243 souls, and 766 acres of land, belonging to the Alexander family ;
J. H. L. Anstruther, Esq., and a few smaller owners, and lying partly in the
manors of Lovetofts and Bramford. The manor of Harrolds, in Burstall, was
granted to Cardinal Wolsey, as part of the possessions of St. Peter's
Priory, in Ipswich. The Church (St. Mary) has a tower and three bells, and
is a curacy consolidated with Bramford Vicarage. The great tithes belong to
the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, but are held on lease by Sir Philip
Broke. Here is an Independent Chapel, built in 1842 '3. Directory: Benj.
Fayers, Thos. Berrett, Hall; John Haggar, (& timber mert.;) John Haggar,
jun., Robt. Keene, and Norman Last, farmers; Saml. Garrod, bailiff; James
Hardwick, vict., Half-Moon; John Messent,
shoemaker: Eliz. Shave, shopkeeper; Chas. Spalding, blacksmith ; and Wm.
Wilken, carpenter and parish clerk. The Rev. Hy. Leach, of Ipswich, is the
officiating curate.