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'''Wangford''' was a [[hundred (subdivision)|hundred]] of [[Suffolk]], consisting of {{convert|34679|acre|km2}}.<ref name=gaz>{{cite book|title=History, gazetteer, and directory of Suffolk|author=William White|date=1844|page=410|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZgxIAAAAMAAJ&num=100&pg=PA410#v=onepage}}</ref>
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[[File:Wangford Hundred - Suffolk.svg|thumb|right|Wangford Hundred]]
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'''Wangford''' was a [[hundred (subdivision)|hundred]] of [[Suffolk]], England, consisting of {{convert|34679|acre|km2}}.<ref name=gaz>{{cite book|title=History, gazetteer, and directory of Suffolk|author=William White|date=1844|page=410|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZgxIAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA410}}</ref>


Wangford Hundred was an area of around twelve miles (19 km) from west to east and five across. The [[River Waveney]] formed its northern border separating it from [[Norfolk]]. To the east lay [[Mutford and Lothingland (hundred)|Mutford and Lothingland Hundred]], to the south [[Blything (hundred)|Blything Hundred]] and to the west [[Hoxne (hundred)|Hoxne Hundred]].
Wangford Hundred was an area of around {{convert|12|mi|km|spell=in}} from west to east and five across. The [[River Waveney]] formed its northern border separating it from [[Norfolk]]. To the east lay [[Mutford and Lothingland (hundred)|Mutford and Lothingland Hundred]], to the south [[Blything (hundred)|Blything Hundred]] and to the west [[Hoxne (hundred)|Hoxne Hundred]].


It is a fertile district, particularly in the broad vale of the Waveney with its rich marshes for feeding cattle. On the south side of the vale the land becomes hilly with an agricultural region of predominantly [[loam]] soil. The towns of [[Bungay]] and [[Beccles]] are the largest settlements in the former hundred. The hundred also contained the thirteen parishes (Ilketshall, South Elmham, Flixton and Homersfield) collectively known as [[The Saints, Suffolk|The Saints]].
It is a fertile district, particularly in the broad vale of the Waveney with its rich marshes for feeding cattle. On the south side of the vale the land becomes hilly with an agricultural region of predominantly [[loam]] soil. The towns of [[Bungay]] and [[Beccles]] are the largest settlements in the former hundred. The hundred also contained the thirteen parishes (Ilketshall, South Elmham, Flixton and Homersfield) collectively known as [[The Saints, Suffolk|The Saints]].


== Wainford ==
Listed as ''Wanneforda'' (''inter alia'') in the [[Domesday Book]], the name is believed to derive from an alternative name for the Waveney and thus to mean "ford across the Waveney". A total of 24 places with a population of around 1025 households are mentioned in the Domesday Book.<ref name="ddmap">[http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/hundred/wangford/ Wangford Hundred], Domesday Map. Retrieved 2011-04-18.</ref> It is not to be confused with the two other Wangfords in Suffolk.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Place-names of Suffolk|author=Walter Skeat|date=1913|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/placenamesofsuff00skearich/placenamesofsuff00skearich_djvu.txt}}</ref>
[[File:Wainford Mill, near Bungay, Suffolk.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Wainford Mill, at the Domesday fording-place of the river Waveney, which gave its name to the Wangford Hundred]]
Listed as ''Wanneforda'' (''inter alia'') in the [[Domesday Book]], the name is said by [[Walter Skeat]] to derive from an alternative name for the Waveney and thus to mean "ford across the Waveney".<ref name=Skeat>W.W. Skeat, ''The Place-Names of Suffolk'' (Deighton, Bell and Company, Cambridge 1913), [https://archive.org/details/placenamesofsuff00skearich/page/38/mode/2up p. 38] (Internet Archive)</ref> [[Eilert Ekwall]], however, taking other early forms ''Wainforda'', ''Weinforde'' and ''Weineford'' found in the 11th and 12th centuries, derived it (like [[Wangford, West Suffolk|Wangford]] in West Suffolk) from Old English ''wægn-ford'', a ford that can be passed by a [[Wagon|wagon or wain]]. In either case the ford appears to be identified with the site of Wainford Mill, just to the east of [[Bungay]], which in 1491 occurs as ''Waynforth'';<ref>'Wangford hd Sf' in E. Ekwall, ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names'', Fourth Edition (Clarendon Press, Oxford 1960), p. 496.</ref> these authorities consider that the Wangford Hundred takes its name from this Wainford. The name was also given to the [[Wainford Rural District]] which existed between 1934 and 1974.

Wainford is located immediately downstream of a [[weir]] on the Waveney, on the eastern side of the bow of the river which surrounds the town of Bungay, below which it flows through the rich level pastures eastwards towards [[Beccles]]. On the north bank is the parish of [[Ditchingham]], the river meadows of which formed part of the ancient manor of Pirnhow. The road at Wainford crosses a succession of three bridges. A small old bridge on the south side of the mill crosses a narrow active channel possibly the [[leat]]; the bridge immediately north of the mill spanned the principal [[mill race]]; and the most northerly bridge crosses the main channel of the Waveney. The mill was active into the 20th century, when a large grain [[silo]] was built on the east side of the road. The ford was presumably in use before the full embankment of the river.

A total of 24 places with a population of around 1025 households are mentioned in the Domesday Book.<ref name="ddmap">{{Cite web |title=Hundred: Wangford |url=http://opendomesday.org/hundred/wangford/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715060738/http://opendomesday.org/hundred/wangford/ |archive-date=July 15, 2016 |access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> It is not to be confused with the two other Wangfords in Suffolk.<ref name=Skeat/>


==Parishes==
==Parishes==
[[File:Wangford Hundred, (Kirby 1766).jpg|thumb|right|Wangford Hundred, (Kirby 1766)]]
Wangford Hundred consisted of the following 27 parishes:<ref>1841 Census</ref><ref name=gaz/>
Wangford Hundred consisted of the following 27 parishes:<ref name=gaz/><ref>1841 Census</ref>
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|[[Homersfield]]||981
|[[Homersfield]]||981
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|[[Ilketshall St Andrew]]||1696
|[[St Andrew, Ilketshall|Ilketshall St Andrew]]||1696
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|[[Ilketshall St John]]||743
|[[St John, Ilketshall|Ilketshall St John]]||743
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|[[Ilketshall St Lawrence]]||988
|[[St Lawrence, Ilketshall|Ilketshall St Lawrence]]||988
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|[[Ilketshall St Margaret]]||2093
|[[St Margaret, Ilketshall|Ilketshall St Margaret]]||2093
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|[[Mettingham]]||1706
|[[Mettingham]]||1706
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|[[All Saints South Elmham|South Elmham, All Saints]]||1150
|[[All Saints South Elmham|South Elmham, All Saints]]||1150
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|[[St Cross South Elmham|South Elmham, St Cross]]||1301
|[[St Cross, South Elmham|South Elmham, St Cross]]||1301
|-
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|[[St_James,_South_Elmham|South Elmham, St James]]||1302
|[[St James, South Elmham|South Elmham, St James]]||1302
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|[[St Margaret South Elmham|South Elmham, St Margaret]]||589
|[[St Margaret, South Elmham|South Elmham, St Margaret]]||589
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|[[St Michael South Elmham|South Elmham, St Michael]]||816
|[[St Michael, South Elmham|South Elmham, St Michael]]||816
|-
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|[[St Nicholas South Elmham|South Elmham, St Nicholas]]||500
|[[St Nicholas South Elmham|South Elmham, St Nicholas]]||500
|-
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|[[St Peter South Elmham|South Elmham, St Peter]]||576
|[[St Peter, South Elmham|South Elmham, St Peter]]||576
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|[[Weston, Suffolk|Weston]]||1551
|[[Weston, Suffolk|Weston]]||1551
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==See also==
*[[Hundreds of Suffolk]]

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[[Category:Hundreds of Suffolk]]
[[Category:Hundreds of Suffolk]]

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Wangford Hundred

Wangford was a hundred of Suffolk, England, consisting of 34,679 acres (140.34 km2).[1]

Wangford Hundred was an area of around twelve miles (19 km) from west to east and five across. The River Waveney formed its northern border separating it from Norfolk. To the east lay Mutford and Lothingland Hundred, to the south Blything Hundred and to the west Hoxne Hundred.

It is a fertile district, particularly in the broad vale of the Waveney with its rich marshes for feeding cattle. On the south side of the vale the land becomes hilly with an agricultural region of predominantly loam soil. The towns of Bungay and Beccles are the largest settlements in the former hundred. The hundred also contained the thirteen parishes (Ilketshall, South Elmham, Flixton and Homersfield) collectively known as The Saints.

Wainford

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Wainford Mill, at the Domesday fording-place of the river Waveney, which gave its name to the Wangford Hundred

Listed as Wanneforda (inter alia) in the Domesday Book, the name is said by Walter Skeat to derive from an alternative name for the Waveney and thus to mean "ford across the Waveney".[2] Eilert Ekwall, however, taking other early forms Wainforda, Weinforde and Weineford found in the 11th and 12th centuries, derived it (like Wangford in West Suffolk) from Old English wægn-ford, a ford that can be passed by a wagon or wain. In either case the ford appears to be identified with the site of Wainford Mill, just to the east of Bungay, which in 1491 occurs as Waynforth;[3] these authorities consider that the Wangford Hundred takes its name from this Wainford. The name was also given to the Wainford Rural District which existed between 1934 and 1974.

Wainford is located immediately downstream of a weir on the Waveney, on the eastern side of the bow of the river which surrounds the town of Bungay, below which it flows through the rich level pastures eastwards towards Beccles. On the north bank is the parish of Ditchingham, the river meadows of which formed part of the ancient manor of Pirnhow. The road at Wainford crosses a succession of three bridges. A small old bridge on the south side of the mill crosses a narrow active channel possibly the leat; the bridge immediately north of the mill spanned the principal mill race; and the most northerly bridge crosses the main channel of the Waveney. The mill was active into the 20th century, when a large grain silo was built on the east side of the road. The ford was presumably in use before the full embankment of the river.

A total of 24 places with a population of around 1025 households are mentioned in the Domesday Book.[4] It is not to be confused with the two other Wangfords in Suffolk.[2]

Parishes

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Wangford Hundred, (Kirby 1766)

Wangford Hundred consisted of the following 27 parishes:[1][5]

Parish Area (acres)
Barsham 1871
Beccles 1994
Bungay 2090
Ellough 1074
Flixton 1762
Homersfield 981
Ilketshall St Andrew 1696
Ilketshall St John 743
Ilketshall St Lawrence 988
Ilketshall St Margaret 2093
Mettingham 1706
North Cove 1082
Redisham 733
Ringsfield 1700
Shadingfield 1370
Shipmeadow 800
Sotterley 1594
South Elmham, All Saints 1150
South Elmham, St Cross 1301
South Elmham, St James 1302
South Elmham, St Margaret 589
South Elmham, St Michael 816
South Elmham, St Nicholas 500
South Elmham, St Peter 576
Weston 1551
Willingham St Mary 890
Worlingham 1727

References

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  1. ^ a b William White (1844). History, gazetteer, and directory of Suffolk. p. 410.
  2. ^ a b W.W. Skeat, The Place-Names of Suffolk (Deighton, Bell and Company, Cambridge 1913), p. 38 (Internet Archive)
  3. ^ 'Wangford hd Sf' in E. Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names, Fourth Edition (Clarendon Press, Oxford 1960), p. 496.
  4. ^ "Hundred: Wangford". Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  5. ^ 1841 Census

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