Loes Hundred was long and thin in shape, around 15 miles (24 km) long and between 2 and 6 miles (9.7 km) wide. It followed the course of the River Deben from Cretingham to Ufford where it crossed Wilford Hundred to Woodbridge where it widened considerably. The town and port of Woodbridge fell within the hundred but was detached from the main part by about three miles (5 km). Loes was bounded on the east by Plomesgate Hundred, on the north by Hoxne Hundred, and on the west and south west by Thredling, Carlford and Wilford Hundreds. It was one of seven Saxon hundreds grouped together as the Wicklaw Hundreds.[3]
The area is a picturesque district of hill and valley watered by the Deben, the River Ore and their tributary streams, and the loamy soil is well suited to barley, wheat and beans.
Listed as Losa in the Domesday Book, the name "Loes" probably indicates that it was originally owned by a man named Hlossa.[4]
Parishesedit
Suffolk hundreds
Loes Hundred consisted of the following 18 parishes:[1][5]
The parishes of Woodbridge and Kenton are in a detached section of the hundred, which also includes small parts of Bredfield and Dallinghoo that are predominantly in Wilford Hundred.
Referencesedit
^ abWilliam White (1844). History, gazetteer, and directory of Suffolk. p. 178.
loes, hundred, loes, hundred, suffolk, with, area, acres, including, exclaves, butley, kenton, woodbridge, long, thin, shape, around, miles, long, between, miles, wide, followed, course, river, deben, from, cretingham, ufford, where, crossed, wilford, hundred,. Loes was a hundred of Suffolk with an area of 31 321 acres 126 75 km2 1 2 Loes Hundred including the exclaves Butley Kenton and Woodbridge Loes Hundred was long and thin in shape around 15 miles 24 km long and between 2 and 6 miles 9 7 km wide It followed the course of the River Deben from Cretingham to Ufford where it crossed Wilford Hundred to Woodbridge where it widened considerably The town and port of Woodbridge fell within the hundred but was detached from the main part by about three miles 5 km Loes was bounded on the east by Plomesgate Hundred on the north by Hoxne Hundred and on the west and south west by Thredling Carlford and Wilford Hundreds It was one of seven Saxon hundreds grouped together as the Wicklaw Hundreds 3 The area is a picturesque district of hill and valley watered by the Deben the River Ore and their tributary streams and the loamy soil is well suited to barley wheat and beans Listed as Losa in the Domesday Book the name Loes probably indicates that it was originally owned by a man named Hlossa 4 Parishes edit nbsp Suffolk hundreds Loes Hundred consisted of the following 18 parishes 1 5 Parish Area acres Brandeston 1196 Butley 2000 Campsey Ash 1814 Charsfield 1290 Cretingham 1639 Earl Soham 1945 Easton 1462 Eyke 2800 Hacheston 1727 Framlingham 4528 Hoo 1164 Kenton 1210 Kettleburgh 1400 Letheringham 1100 Marlesford 1268 Monewden 1063 Rendlesham 2065 Woodbridge 1650 The parishes of Woodbridge and Kenton are in a detached section of the hundred which also includes small parts of Bredfield and Dallinghoo that are predominantly in Wilford Hundred References edit a b William White 1844 History gazetteer and directory of Suffolk p 178 Open Domesday Online Loose Williamson Tom 2018 New Light on Rendlesham The Historian 139 The Historical Association Walter Skeat 1913 The Place names of Suffolk 1841 Census 52 13 N 1 20 E 52 22 N 1 34 E 52 22 1 34 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Loes Hundred amp oldid 1225783153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
