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Loes Hundred
Loes was a hundred (subdivision), hundred of Suffolk, with an area of . Loes Hundred was long and thin in shape, around long and between 2 and wide. It followed the course of the River Deben from Cretingham to Ufford where it crossed Wilford (hundred), Wilford Hundred to Woodbridge where it widened considerably. The town and port of Woodbridge, Suffolk, Woodbridge fell within the hundred but was detached from the main part by about three miles (5 km). Loes was bounded on the east by Plomesgate (hundred), Plomesgate Hundred, on the north by Hoxne (hundred), Hoxne Hundred, and on the west and south west by Thredling (hundred), Thredling, Carlford (hundred), Carlford and Wilford (hundred), Wilford Hundreds. It was one of seven Saxon hundreds grouped together as the Wicklaw Hundreds. The area is a picturesque district of hill and valley watered by the Deben, the River Ore and their tributary streams, and the loamy soil is well suited to barley, wheat and beans. Listed as ''Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loes Hundred - Suffolk
Loes may refer to: Places *Loes Hundred, a Suffolk county division *Loes River, a river in East Timor Given name A Dutch language, Dutch feminine given name (pronounced ), a short form of Louise (given name), Louise. People with the name include: *Loes Geurts (born 1986), Dutch footballer *Loes Gunnewijk (born 1980), Dutch racing cyclist *Loes Haverkort (born 1981), Dutch actress *Loes Luca (born 1953), Dutch actress, singer and comedian *Loes Markerink (born 1985), Dutch racing cyclist *Loes Schutte (born 1953), Dutch rower *Loes Sels (born 1985), Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist *Loes Ypma (born 1980), Dutch Labour Party politician Surname *Billy Loes (1929–2010), American baseball pitcher *Harry Dixon Loes (1892–1965), American hymn writer *Jack L ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandeston
Brandeston is a village in Suffolk, England on the River Deben northeast of Ipswich. Brandeston is west of Kettleburgh and northwest of Hoo Green. It is a Parish in Plomesgate district and 3½ miles SW of Framlingham r. station." History Brandeston Priory is to the north of the village, on the road to Earl Soham. It is a Grade II* farmhouse, dating back to 1586. "19th century Brandeston Hall stands beside the church; for many centuries, its predecessor on the site was home to the Revett family, but it is now a public school." Brandeston Hall, the largest building in the village, is now the preparatory department of nearby Framlingham College. It was largely destroyed in a fire in 1847 and rebuilt as an exact replica by its then owner Charles Austin (lawyer), Charles Austin QC, who married Harriet Jane Ingilby of Ripley Castle and died at the hall.Sutton Hoo, a few miles away from Brandeston, is the ceremonial burial place of the first English kings, who led their people thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letheringham
Letheringham is a sparsely populated List of civil parishes in Suffolk, civil parish in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district (formerly Deben Rural District and then Suffolk Coastal) in Suffolk, England, on the River Deben, Deben River. St Mary is a tiny church, the remains of the tower and nave of a Priory church, and sits in a farmyard. For over 1000 years Letheringham has been a parish of ancient Loes Hundred. From the 2011 Census population details were no longer maintained for this parish and were included in the civil parish of Hoo, Suffolk, Hoo. History Domesday Book Letheringham was recorded here in 1086 as a settlement in the hundred of Loose having 30 households (of which 16 were free). The majority of lands were held under the local Lord, William of Bouville. Letheringham Priory Source: This priory, a small cell of the Ipswich Augustinian Priory, was founded end of the 12th century and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. It remained under the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kettleburgh
Kettleburgh is a small village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk. The population of this Civil Parish at the 2011 Census was 231. It is near the small towns of Wickham Market and Framlingham in the valley of the River Deben. The grade I listed church of St Andrew dates from the 14th century and was restored in 1890. The village also has a pub. Notable residents *Corrie Grant (1850–1924), journalist, barrister and Liberal Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Rugby division of Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ... from 1900 to 1910. References Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk {{suffolk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenton, Suffolk
Kenton is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located 1.9 miles to the north-east of Debenham, in 2005 its population was 170. The parish was formerly an exclave of the Loes Hundred one of the Hundreds of Suffolk. The name Kenton comes from the Old English for ‘Kingly’, or ‘Royal’ and can trace its origins back to before the Norman conquest of England, Norman conquest. Not to be confused by Kenton, London, Kenton, a place partly in the London Borough of Harrow and partly in the London Borough of Brent, and Kenton, Devon, Kenton, a place in Devon. Between 1908 and 1952 the village was served by the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, on which it had Kenton railway station (Mid-Suffolk Light Railway), a station with a platform, which was located over 0.6 miles south. The station had a small building made externally of corrugated iron and internally of match-boarding. Kenton station was halfway between Laxfield and Haughley on the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoo, Suffolk
Hoo is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is located north-west of the town of Wickham Market and south-west of Framlingham. The parish lies to the south of the River Deben - neighbouring villages include Kettleburgh, Charsfield and Letheringham. The parish council is combined with Cretingham and Monewden,Cretingham, Monewden & Hoo Parish Council Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2014-03-08. with Hoo itself having one of the smallest populations in Suffolk Suffolk churches website. Retrieved 2014-03-08. with 86 residents recorded at the 2001 census. At the 2011 Census, the parish was recorded i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Framlingham
Framlingham is a market town and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Of Anglo-Saxon origin, it appears in the 1086 Domesday Book and was part of Loes Hundred. The parish had a population of 3,342 at the 2011 census and an estimated 4,016 in 2019. Nearby villages include Earl Soham, Kettleburgh, Parham, Saxtead and Sweffling. Governance An electoral ward of the same name exists. The parish stretches north-east to Brundish with a total ward population taken at the 2011 census of 4,744. Features Framlingham's history can be traced to an entry in the Domesday Book (1086) when it consisted of several manors. The medieval Framlingham Castle is a major feature and tourist attraction for the area and is managed by English Heritage. This Norman castle was first referenced in 1148, although some academics believe it could be as old as the 11th century. Mary Tudor (daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon) was proclaimed the first Queen of England here ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hacheston
Hacheston is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 345. It is located on the B1116 road between the towns of Wickham Market and Framlingham. Hacheston has a church and a village hall. Hacheston Halt railway station was closed in 1952. Glevering Hall is a historic house and estate within the parish which was built in 1794 by Chaloner Arcedeckne, MP. Glevering Hall became a Grade II* listed building on 25 October 1951. Governance An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Bruisyard with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,977. Notable residents * Chaloner Arcedeckne (c. 1743–1809); MP and Jamaican landowner *Claude Hinscliff (1875–1964); suffragist. *Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy Chinwe Ifeoma Chukwuogo-Roy MBE (2 May 1952 − 17 December 2012) was a visual artist who was born in Awka (Oka), Anambra State, Nigeria, but spen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyke
Eyke is a village and a civil parish in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. It is located on the A1152 road near the town of Woodbridge, Suffolk, Woodbridge. Eyke has a primary school, the manor house of Lord and Lady Lucas with scenic pond and horse paddock, and a pub. The mediaeval parish church of All Saints was restored in the 1860s. Services are normally held on the first and third Sundays of the month. The parish covers 2,749 acres with a population of 362 at the 2011 Census. The Eyke Parish Council consists of seven parish Councillors. Early history The name 'Eyke' previously derived from the word 'Oak' had a number of changes and various spellings to its name, some earlier names for the small settlement where "Eike, Ike, Yke, Eyck, as it has been variously spelt." Eyke was first mentioned during the reign of Henry II, "when the King held Staverton Manor from 1171–1185. Adam de Eik had to pay a fine of three marks" b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easton, Suffolk
Easton in England is situated on the River Deben around three miles south of Framlingham and is the former estate village of Easton Park, one-time seat of the Duke of Hamilton. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 331. William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, died without male issue in 1895 and the title passed to his fourth cousin, who became Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton. Although the Dukedom and estates had passed, a large share of the Hamilton lands and properties, including Easton park, went to Lady Mary, the 12th Duke and Duchess's only child. After World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ..., the British government imposed colossal taxes on the rich to help defray the cost of the war. Faced with these taxes and wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Soham
Earl Soham is a small settlement in Suffolk, England. It is on the A1120 road and is west of the town of Framlingham. Earl Soham once belonged to the Earls of Norfolk, the Bigod family (sometimes spelt "Bigot" in old texts), who also owned nearby Framlingham Castle. Edward I granted Roger Bigod permission to hold a market and a lamb and stock fair in the village. The parish was in the hundred of Loes well before 1086. The church dates from about 1320 (chancel) with the nave dated to about 1470 (Kelly's Suffolk Directory 1900) and a perpendicular west tower c. 1475. The Baptist Chapel was built around 1863. The school was first built in 1850. Earl Soham Lodge was originally a hunting lodge, built in the 13th century but rebuilt in 1789. For many years it was the seat of the Cornwallis family. The population of the village peaked in the 19th century with over 750 inhabitants. Sir Auckland Colvin, colonial administrator in India and Egypt, is buried in the village churchyard. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cretingham
Cretingham is a village and a civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. It is on the River Deben, 2 miles south off the A1120 road. It is four miles west from Framlingham and eight miles northwest from Woodbridge. __TOC__ Description It is based on a crossroads formed by The Street (north-south) and Framsden Road (west) and Brandeston Road (east) and has a church, a pub and a golf course (to the northeast of the village). The church of St Peter is half the way up the north part of The Street. It dates from c.1300 and is a grade II* listed building. The old Bell Inn is now a dwelling called Dial House. The new Cretingham Bell pub opened in 1967 located at the crossroads. It dates from 1620s and was formerly four cottages. Several farms lie in the area: *Bungalow Farm in the southwest *Corner Farm in the southeast *Duck's Farm to the west *Rookery Farm and Manor Farm to the north History The village's name means ''The people of a gravell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
