Offton

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Offton
Location within Suffolk
Population358 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference TM0649
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Ipswich
Postcode district IP8
Police Suffolk
Fire Suffolk
Ambulance East of England
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Suffolk
52°06′23″N1°00′53″E / 52.106254°N 1.014634°E / 52.106254; 1.014634

Offton is a village in Suffolk, England. [2] The name is derived from the Old English "Offas farm/settlement", suggesting a potential Anglo-Saxon origin for the settlement, if not earlier. [3]

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History

The Domesday survey records four landholders in the village in 1086, including estates in the possession of William I and Roger Bigod. [4] Between the four, there were 25 households and three churches recorded, although the number of livestock counted seemngly falls dramatically from 1 cob, 2 cattle, 12 pigs, and 40 sheep in 1066 to nothing in 1086. [4]

At some stage in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Offton castle was constructed within the village. This may have adapted an earlier moated or enclosed site, and by the Anarchy of the twelfth century was in the possession of William de Ambli. [5]

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References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. Kirby, John; Blatchly, John; Dymond, David Percy (2004). John Kirby's Suffolk: His Maps and Roadbooks. Boydell Press. p. 55. ISBN   978-1-84383-051-1.
  3. "Key to English Place-names: Offton". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Offton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  5. "Heritage Gateway: Monument MSF5285 - Offton Castle". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

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