Samford Hundred

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[edit]

Suffolk hundreds

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

Parish  | Area (acres)

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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

## References[edit]

1. ^ 1841 Census

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Ancient Hundreds of 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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