Hundreds of Suffolk

Historic county subdivisions

The county of Suffolk was divided into hundreds between Saxon times and the 19th century when, although never formally abolished, they were effectively replaced for administrative purposes by districts.

In 1831 the county was subdivided into twenty-one hundreds and three municipal boroughs.[1][2] The majority of these hundreds had remained unchanged since the time of the Domesday Survey, except that in 1086 Babergh was listed as two hundreds, Cosford, Ipswich and Parham as half hundreds and Samford as a hundred and a half.[1] Hoxne hundred was then known as Bishops hundred[3] and the vills which were included later in Thredling hundred were within Claydon hundred.[1]

## List of hundreds (1831)

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Hundred  | Area (acres)

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Babergh | 70632
Blackbourn | 66272
Blything | 87631
Bosmere-and-Claydon | 48773
Carlford | 25461
Colneis | 16712
Cosford | 30712
Hartismere | 53479
Hoxne | 55648
Lackford | 83712
Loes | 31321
Mutford and Lothingland | 33368
Plomesgate | 41579
Risbridge | 58468
Samford | 44940
Stow | 22710
Thedwestry | 40362
Thingoe | 31850
Thredling | 10000
Wangford | 34679
Wilford | 31500

In addition the county contained three boroughs, corresponding to the county's largest towns:

Borough  | Area (acres)

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Bury St Edmunds | 3040
Ipswich | 8450
Sudbury | 1250

## See also

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* History of Suffolk
* List of hundreds of England and Wales

## References

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1. ^ a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Suffolk" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 28–29.
2. ^ "Suffolk Hundreds". UK & Ireland Genealogy.
3. ^ Open Domesday: Bishop's Hundred, accessed February 2020.

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Ancient Hundreds of Suffolk

Suffolk Hundreds

* Babergh
* Blackbourn
* Blything
* Bosmere-and-Claydon
* Carlford
* Colneis
* Cosford
* Hartismere
* Hoxne
* Lackford
* Loes
* Mutford and Lothingland
* Plomesgate
* Risbridge
* Samford
* Stow
* Thedwestry
* Thingoe
* Thredling
* Wangford
* Wilford

Boroughs
outside a hundred|

* Bury St Edmunds
* Ipswich
* Sudbury

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