Samford Hundred

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Samford was a hundred of Suffolk, consisting of 44,940 acres (181.9 km2). It was situated to the south and south west of Ipswich.

Suffolk County of England

Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Felixstowe, one of the largest container ports in Europe.

Ipswich Town and Borough in England

Ipswich is a large town and the county town of Suffolk, England, located in East Anglia about 66 miles (106 km) north east of London. It is also the county town. The town has been continuously occupied since the Saxon period, and its port has been one of England's most important for the whole of its history.

The hundred was bounded by the River Orwell to the east, Essex to the south, the River Brett (and Shelley parish) to the west, and the parish boundaries of Burstall, Hintlesham and Sproughton to the north.

River Orwell river in Suffolk, England

The River Orwell flows through the county of Suffolk in England. Its source river, above the tidal limit at Stoke Bridge, is known as the River Gipping. It broadens into an estuary at Ipswich where the Ipswich dock has operated since the 7th century and then flows into the North Sea at Felixstowe the UK's largest container port after joining with the River Stour at Shotley forming Harwich harbour.

Essex County of England

Essex is a county in the south-east of England, north-east of London. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and London to the south-west. The county town is Chelmsford, the only city in the county. For government statistical purposes Essex is placed in the East of England region.

River Brett river in Suffolk, England

The River Brett is a river in Suffolk, England. Its source is in the villages to the north of Lavenham and it flows through Hadleigh to its confluence with the River Stour via Monks Eleigh, Brent Eleigh and Chelsworth.

Parishes

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Suffolk hundreds

Samford Hundred consisted of the following 28 parishes: [1]

Parish Area (acres)
Belstead 1012
Bentley 2801
Brantham 1922
Burstall 766
Capel St Mary 1910
Chattisham 714
Chelmondiston 1293
Copdock 932
East Bergholt 3064
Erwarton 1318
Freston 1414
Great Wenham 1108
Harkstead 1727
Higham 863
Hintlesham 2828
Holbrook 2203
Holton St Mary 810
Little Wenham 970
Raydon 2335
Shelley 928
Shotley 2051
Sproughton 2380
Stratford St Mary 1432
Stutton 2138
Tattingstone 1637
Washbrook 1414
Wherstead 2019
Woolverstone 951

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References

  1. 1841 Census

Coordinates: 52°00′N1°07′E / 52.0°N 1.11°E / 52.0; 1.11

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