Hoxne was a hundred of Suffolk, with an area of 55,648 acres (225.20 km2).[1]
Hoxne Hundred was a fertile district averaging about nine miles (14 km) in length and breadth. It was bounded on the north by the River Waveney which separates it from Norfolk, on the east by Wangford and Blything Hundreds, on the south by Plomesgate, Loes and Thredling Hundreds and on the west by Hartismere Hundred. The parishes of Carlton and Kelsale form a detached region to the south east of the hundred.
The area is watered by several streams flowing northward to the Waveney. On its southern side are the sources of the River Alde and near Laxfield the principal source of the River Blythe. The soil is primarily loam. The only town of any size is Stradbroke. It falls into the Deanery of Hoxne, the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, and the Diocese of Norwich.
Listed as Hoxana in the Domesday Book, the hundred owes its name to the village of Hoxne, site of St Edmund's martyrdom, which in turn means "settlement of the Hoxan", believed to be a small Saxon tribe.[2] Other information indicates that at the time of the Domesday Book, in 1086, Hoxne Hundred was known as Bishop's Hundred.[3]
Parishesedit
Suffolk hundreds
Hoxne Hundred was made up of the following 26 parishes:[1][4]
hoxne, hundred, hoxne, hundred, suffolk, with, area, acres, fertile, district, averaging, about, nine, miles, length, breadth, bounded, north, river, waveney, which, separates, from, norfolk, east, wangford, blything, hundreds, south, plomesgate, loes, thredli. Hoxne was a hundred of Suffolk with an area of 55 648 acres 225 20 km2 1 Hoxne Hundred was a fertile district averaging about nine miles 14 km in length and breadth It was bounded on the north by the River Waveney which separates it from Norfolk on the east by Wangford and Blything Hundreds on the south by Plomesgate Loes and Thredling Hundreds and on the west by Hartismere Hundred The parishes of Carlton and Kelsale form a detached region to the south east of the hundred The area is watered by several streams flowing northward to the Waveney On its southern side are the sources of the River Alde and near Laxfield the principal source of the River Blythe The soil is primarily loam The only town of any size is Stradbroke It falls into the Deanery of Hoxne the Archdeaconry of Suffolk and the Diocese of Norwich Listed as Hoxana in the Domesday Book the hundred owes its name to the village of Hoxne site of St Edmund s martyrdom which in turn means settlement of the Hoxan believed to be a small Saxon tribe 2 Other information indicates that at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 Hoxne Hundred was known as Bishop s Hundred 3 Parishes edit nbsp Suffolk hundreds Hoxne Hundred was made up of the following 26 parishes 1 4 Parish Area acres Athelington 488 Badingham 3200 Bedfield 1269 Bedingfield 1754 Brundish 2077 Carlton 548 Denham 1260 Dennington 3262 Fressingfield 4564 Horham 1434 Hoxne 4258 Kelsale 3047 Laxfield 3630 Mendham 2200 Metfield 2160 Monk Soham 1569 Saxtead 1202 Southolt 799 Stradbroke 3634 Syleham 1603 Tannington 1600 Weybread 2476 Wilby 1844 Wingfield 2443 Withersdale 880 Worlingworth 2447References edit a b William White 1844 History gazetteer and directory of Suffolk p 449 Walter Skeat 1913 The Place names of Suffolk Open Domesday Online Bishop s Hundred Suffolk accessed May 2017 1841 Census 52 18 N 1 15 E 52 3 N 1 25 E 52 3 1 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hoxne Hundred amp oldid 1141137277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
