Parham Hundred

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Parham Hundred or Half Hundred, was one of the Wicklaw Hundreds, administered by Ely Abbey, but located in East Suffolk, England. [1]

The Domesday Book recorded seven locations in Parham Hundred: [2]

locationNo. of housholds
Wantisden 52.5
Blaxhall 45
Parham 34
Brutge 13
Beversham 2
Niuetuna 1
Tunstall 0

Reference

  1. Williamson, Tom (2018). "New Light on Rendlesham". The Historian (139). The Historical Association.
  2. Powell-Smith, Anna. "Hundred of Parham Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Open Domesday. Retrieved 15 March 2024.


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