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Fressingfield
Fressingfield is a village in Suffolk, England, east of Diss, Norfolk, Diss, Norfolk. In 2015 it had a population of 1021, with one shop (Mace (retailer), Mace), a medical centre, public house, restaurant, primary school, and three churches, with Anglican, Baptist and Methodist congregations. A vineyard, Oak Hill Wines, is also located nearby. The parish of Fressingfield contains . Of the more than 500 parishes in Suffolk, Fressingfield is the 16th largest. History A Roman roads, Roman Road 15 miles (24 km) long, from Pulham St Mary to Peasenhall, passes through the parish of Fressingfield. Its route is recognisable as the present B1116 road, B1116 passing through Weybread ("Weybread Straight"). At the present-day Gooch's Farm, however, an early medieval diversion takes traffic into Fressingfield. ''Fessefelda'' as it was spelt, or perhaps misspelt, at the time, was first documented in the Domesday Book (1086).A. D. Mills, 2011, ''A Dictionary of British Place-Names'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Fressingfield
Sir John de Fressingfield (c.1260-c.1323) was an English knight, judge, diplomat and Privy Councillor, much of whose career was spent in Ireland. Though he is almost entirely forgotten now, he was a figure of some importance in English and Irish public life in the first 20 years of the fourteenth century. He also held judicial office in Jersey and Guernsey. His career is all the more remarkable since he came from an obscure family of peasant origin, and lacked powerful political connections. He had at least one son, and probably grandchildren, but his descendants seem to have died out within a few generations.Brand pp.47-51 Background and early career He was born at Fressingfield in Suffolk, son of Walter of Fressingfield and Levota, and grandson of Seman of Fesssingfield.Brand p.45 Seman is said to have been a peasant, and Walter seems to have been a man without landed estates or influential connections, so John's rise in the world was due entirely to his own ability. He had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |