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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=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZgxIAAAAMAAJ&num=100&pg=PA410#v=onepage}}</ref>
'''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=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZgxIAAAAMAAJ&num=100&pg=PA410#v=onepage}}</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 twelve miles (19&nbsp;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]].


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]].
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==Parishes==
==Parishes==
[[File:Suffolk Hundreds 1830.png|alt=Suffolk hundreds|thumb|440x440px|Suffolk hundreds]]
[[File:Suffolk Hundreds 1830.png|alt=Suffolk hundreds|thumb|440x440px|Suffolk hundreds]]
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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|[[St_Andrew,_Ilketshall|Ilketshall St Andrew]]||1696
|[[St Andrew, Ilketshall|Ilketshall St Andrew]]||1696
|-
|-
|[[St_John,_Ilketshall|Ilketshall St John]]||743
|[[St John, Ilketshall|Ilketshall St John]]||743
|-
|-
|[[St_Lawrence,_Ilketshall|Ilketshall St Lawrence]]||988
|[[St Lawrence, Ilketshall|Ilketshall St Lawrence]]||988
|-
|-
|[[St_Margaret,_Ilketshall|Ilketshall St Margaret]]||2093
|[[St Margaret, Ilketshall|Ilketshall St Margaret]]||2093
|-
|-
|[[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
|-
|-
|[[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
|-
|-
|[[St_Michael,_South_Elmham|South Elmham, St Michael]]||816
|[[St Michael, South Elmham|South Elmham, St Michael]]||816
|-
|-
|[[St Nicholas South Elmham|South Elmham, St Nicholas]]||500
|[[St Nicholas South Elmham|South Elmham, St Nicholas]]||500
|-
|-
|[[St_Peter,_South_Elmham|South Elmham, St Peter]]||576
|[[St Peter, South Elmham|South Elmham, St Peter]]||576
|-
|-
|[[Weston, Suffolk|Weston]]||1551
|[[Weston, Suffolk|Weston]]||1551

Revision as of 23:52, 14 June 2015

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.

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.[2] It is not to be confused with the two other Wangfords in Suffolk.[3]

Parishes

Suffolk hundreds
Suffolk hundreds

Wangford Hundred consisted of the following 27 parishes:[1][4]

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

  1. ^ a b William White (1844). History, gazetteer, and directory of Suffolk. p. 410.
  2. ^ Wangford Hundred, Domesday Map. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  3. ^ Walter Skeat (1913). The Place-names of Suffolk.
  4. ^ 1841 Census

52°24′N 1°27′E / 52.4°N 1.45°E / 52.4; 1.45

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