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'''Blything''' was a [[hundred (subdivision)|hundred]] of eastern [[Suffolk]], consisting of 87,641 acres.
[[File:Blything_Hundred_-_Suffolk.svg|thumb|right|Blything Hundred]]
'''Blything''' was a [[hundred (county division)|hundred]] of eastern [[Suffolk]], and with an area of {{convert|87641|acre|km2}} was the largest of [[Hundreds of Suffolk|Suffolk's 21 hundreds]].


The origins of the hundred centre around the ancient royal estate of [[Blythburgh]], whose hall housed the hundred's central meeting place.
The origins of the hundred centre on the ancient royal estate of [[Blythburgh]], whose hall housed the hundred's central meeting place.


Listed as ''Blidinga'' in the [[Domesday Book]], the hundred's name means "the people of the Blyth" a subgroup of the [[Iceni]] who populated the valleys of the [[River Blyth, Suffolk|River Blyth]]; the hundred corresponds closely to the [[watershed]] of the River Blyth.<ref>{{cite thesis|title=Blything Hundred: A study in the Development of Settlement, 400-1400 AD|author=P. M. Warner|publisher=Leicester University|url=https://lra.le.ac.uk/bitstream/2381/4231/1/D207880.pdf}}</ref> The name "Blyth" itself means "blithe" or "pleasant" and shares its name with a river in [[Northamptonshire]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Place-names of Suffolk|author=Walter Skeat|date=1913}}</ref>
Listed as ''Blidinga'' in the [[Domesday Book]], the hundred's name means "the people of the Blyth" a subgroup of the [[Iceni]] who populated the valleys of the [[River Blyth, Suffolk|River Blyth]]; the hundred corresponds closely to the [[drainage basin]] of the River Blyth together with other minor rivers.<ref>{{cite thesis|title=Blything Hundred: A study in the Development of Settlement, 400-1400 AD|author=P. M. Warner|publisher=Leicester University|page=109|url=https://lra.le.ac.uk/bitstream/2381/4231/1/D207880.pdf|accessdate=2010-02-14|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718172117/https://lra.le.ac.uk/bitstream/2381/4231/1/D207880.pdf|archivedate=2011-07-18|url-status=live}}</ref> The name "Blyth" itself means 'blithe' or 'pleasant' and shares its name with a river in [[Northamptonshire]], and one in Northumberland.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Place-names of Suffolk|url=https://archive.org/details/placenamesofsuff00skearich|author=Walter Skeat|date=1913}}</ref>


==Parishes==
==Parishes==
[[File:Suffolk Hundreds 1830.png|alt=Suffolk hundreds|thumb|440x440px|Suffolk hundreds]]
Blything Hundred consisted of the following parishes:<ref>1841 Census</ref>
Blything Hundred consisted of the following parishes:<ref>1841 Census</ref>


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|[[Aldringham]]||628
|[[Aldringham]]||628
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|[[Benacre]]||2576
|[[Benacre, Suffolk|Benacre]]||2576
|-
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|[[Blythburgh]]||4111
|[[Blythburgh]]||4111
|-
|-
|[[Blythford]]||1373
|[[Blyford|Blythford]]||1373
|-
|-
|[[Bramfield, Suffolk|Bramfield]]||2547
|[[Bramfield, Suffolk|Bramfield]]||2547
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|[[Chediston]]||2378
|[[Chediston]]||2378
|-
|-
|[[Cookley]]||1552
|[[Cookley, Suffolk|Cookley]]||1552
|-
|-
|[[Covehithe]]||1524
|[[Covehithe]]||1524
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|[[Dunwich]]||1334
|[[Dunwich]]||1334
|-
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|[[Easton Bravents]]||260
|[[Easton Bavents]]||260
|-
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|[[Frostenden]]||1292
|[[Frostenden]]||1292
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|[[Holton, Suffolk|Holton]]||1132
|[[Holton, Suffolk|Holton]]||1132
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|[[Huntingfield]]||2011
|[[Huntingfield, Suffolk|Huntingfield]]||2011
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|[[Knodishall]]||1731
|[[Knodishall]]||1731
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|[[Wissett]]||2260
|[[Wissett]]||2260
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|[[Wrentham]]||1280
|[[Wrentham, Suffolk|Wrentham]]||1280
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|[[Yoxford]]||2670
|[[Yoxford]]||2670
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Hundreds of Suffolk]]


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://blything.wikispaces.com/ Blything Hundred wiki]
*[http://blything.wikispaces.com/ Blything Hundred wiki]


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Latest revision as of 13:17, 29 May 2024

Blything Hundred

Blything was a hundred of eastern Suffolk, and with an area of 87,641 acres (354.67 km2) was the largest of Suffolk's 21 hundreds.

The origins of the hundred centre on the ancient royal estate of Blythburgh, whose hall housed the hundred's central meeting place.

Listed as Blidinga in the Domesday Book, the hundred's name means "the people of the Blyth" a subgroup of the Iceni who populated the valleys of the River Blyth; the hundred corresponds closely to the drainage basin of the River Blyth together with other minor rivers.[1] The name "Blyth" itself means 'blithe' or 'pleasant' and shares its name with a river in Northamptonshire, and one in Northumberland.[2]

Parishes

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Suffolk hundreds
Suffolk hundreds

Blything Hundred consisted of the following parishes:[3]

Parish Area (acres)
Aldringham 628
Benacre 2576
Blythburgh 4111
Blythford 1373
Bramfield 2547
Brampton 1967
Chediston 2378
Cookley 1552
Covehithe 1524
Cratfield 2000
Darsham 1493
Dunwich 1334
Easton Bavents 260
Frostenden 1292
Halesworth 1420
Henham 1500
Heveningham 1900
Henstead 1920
Hulverstreet 293
Holton 1132
Huntingfield 2011
Knodishall 1731
Leiston 4966
Linstead Magna 1304
Linstead Parva 554
Middleton cum Fordley 2024
Peasenhall 1972
Reydon 2675
Rumburgh 1370
Sibton 2680
Sotherton 1084
South Cove 1198
Southwold 632
Spexhall 1482
Stoven 762
Theberton 2050
Thorington 1411
Ubbeston 1207
Uggeshall 1455
Walberswick 1771
Walpole 1624
Wangford 829
Wenhaston 2327
Westhall 2194
Westleton 6103
Wissett 2260
Wrentham 1280
Yoxford 2670

References

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  1. ^ P. M. Warner. Blything Hundred: A study in the Development of Settlement, 400-1400 AD (PDF) (Thesis). Leicester University. p. 109. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  2. ^ Walter Skeat (1913). The Place-names of Suffolk.
  3. ^ 1841 Census
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