Blyford, formerly Blythford, is a parish in Blything district, Suffolk; on the river Blythe, 2½ miles E by S of Halesworth r. station. Post Town, Halesworth. Acres, 947. Real property, £1,548. Pop., 193. Houses, 41. The living is a donative in the diocese of Norwich. Value, not reported. Patron, the Rev. Jeremy Day. The church, made of mainly flint, has two Norman doors and a perpendicular English tower, but is mainly decorated English.
On 9 August 2010, BBC Radio Suffolk reported at the 14th/15th century thatched Queen's Head Inn. The inn sign features St Etheldreda as the Queen. Chickens are located at the inn. The thatched roof was replaced in 1988 after a fire.
The church is just across the road from the inn with rumours of a smugglers' passage being located there. The church was built in 1088, with a 13th-century font added.[3]
References
^White, William. "History, gazetteer and directory of Suffolk". History, gazetteer and directory of Suffolk. Simpkin Marshall and Company, 1874, p. 233.
^Coke, Charles A. Population gazetteer of England and Wales. "History, gazetteer and directory of Suffolk". Harrison, 1864, p. 24.
^. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
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blyford, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2010, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Blyford news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Blyford formerly known as Blythford is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk England about 3 miles 5 km east of Halesworth and separated from Wenhaston by the River Blyth Suffolk to the south 1 It is in the civil parish of Sotherton BlyfordChurch of All Saints BlyfordBlyfordLocation within SuffolkPopulation110 2001 census OS grid referenceTM4276DistrictEast SuffolkShire countySuffolkRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townHalesworthPostcode districtIP19List of places UK England Suffolk 52 20 06 N 1 33 29 E 52 335 N 1 558 E 52 335 1 558 Coordinates 52 20 06 N 1 33 29 E 52 335 N 1 558 E 52 335 1 558Population in 1801 was 163 and by 1840 had risen to 223 In 1861 the population was 193 2 In 1870 72 John Marius Wilson s Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blyford like this Blyford formerly Blythford is a parish in Blything district Suffolk on the river Blythe 2 miles E by S of Halesworth r station Post Town Halesworth Acres 947 Real property 1 548 Pop 193 Houses 41 The living is a donative in the diocese of Norwich Value not reported Patron the Rev Jeremy Day The church made of mainly flint has two Norman doors and a perpendicular English tower but is mainly decorated English On 9 August 2010 BBC Radio Suffolk reported at the 14th 15th century thatched Queen s Head Inn The inn sign features St Etheldreda as the Queen Chickens are located at the inn The thatched roof was replaced in 1988 after a fire The church is just across the road from the inn with rumours of a smugglers passage being located there The church was built in 1088 with a 13th century font added 3 References Edit White William History gazetteer and directory of Suffolk History gazetteer and directory of Suffolk Simpkin Marshall and Company 1874 p 233 Coke Charles A Population gazetteer of England and Wales History gazetteer and directory of Suffolk Harrison 1864 p 24 All Saints Blyford Archived from the original on 10 September 2011 Retrieved 22 August 2011 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blyford Blyford All Saints church website This Suffolk location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blyford amp oldid 1002498524, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
