KIRKLEY, a parish in the hundred of MUTFORD-and-LOTHINGLAND,
county of SUFFOLK, 1 mile (S.W.)
from Lowestoft, containing 337 inhabitants. The living
is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry of Suffolk,
and diocese of Norwich, rated in the king's books at
£5. 6. 10., and endowed with £400 royal bounty.
Robert Reeve, Esq. was patron in 1812. The church
is dedicated to All Saints. This parish is bounded on
the east by the North sea, and on the north by Lake
Lothing. Kirkley is a small fishing village, in .which
are three schools supported by the rector.