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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 602 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BECCLES , a See also:

market See also:town and municipal See also:borough, in the See also:Lowestoft See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Suffolk, See also:England; on the right See also:bank of the See also:river Waveney, 1o9 m. N.E. from See also:London by the See also:Great Eastern railway. Pop. (1901) 6898. It has a pleasant, well-wooded site overlooking the See also:flat lands bordering the Waveney. The See also:church of St See also:Michael, wholly Perpendicular, is a See also:fine example of the See also:style, having an ornate See also:south See also:porch of two storeys and a detached See also:bell See also:tower. There are a See also:grammar school (1712), and boys' school and See also:free school on the See also:foundation of See also:Sir See also:John Leman (1631). See also:Rose See also:Hall, in the vicinity, is a moated See also:manor of See also:brick, of the 16th See also:century. See also:Printing See also:works, malting, brick and See also:tile, and agricultural See also:implement works are the See also:chief See also:industries. Beccles was incorporated in 1584. It is governed by a See also:mayor, 4 aldermen and 12 councillors. See also:Area, 2017 acres.

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