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.

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.

Parishes

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Samford Deanery, the modern ecclesiastic administrative area, takes its name fom Samford Hundred and previously covered the whole of the old Samford Hundred. [1] Seven of the westernmost parishes have been more recently allocated to Hadleigh Deanery. Samford Hundred consisted of the following 28 parishes: [2]

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Shop - Samford Deanery - Area". suffolkfhs.co.uk. Suffol Family History Society. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ↑ 1841 Census

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