Samford Hundred

Historical division of Suffolk, England

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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Suffolk hundreds

Samford Deanery, the modern ecclesiastic administrative area, takes its name from 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]

Parish  | Area (acres)  | Modern Deanery

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

## References

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

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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
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* Bury St Edmunds
* Ipswich
* Sudbury

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