Plomesgate Hundred
Plomesgate is a
Plomesgate Hundred comprises the historic ports of
River Ore near Orford Ness
.
The hundred is watered by the
Saxon hundreds grouped together as the Wicklaw Hundreds.[2]
Listed as Plumesgata in the Domesday Book, the origin of the name is unknown though presumably a derivation of "Plum's gate".[3]
Parishes
Plomesgate Hundred consists of the following 23 parishes:[1][4]
| Parish | Area (acres) |
|---|---|
| Aldeburgh | 1710 |
| Benhall | 2154 |
| Blaxhall | 1975 |
| Bruisyard | 1127 |
| Chillesford | 1693 |
| Cransford | 1174 |
| Farnham | 1154 |
| Friston | 1851 |
| Great Glemham | 1801 |
| Little Glemham | 1160 |
| Haselwood † | 1897 |
| Iken | 2579 |
| Orford | 2740 |
| Parham | 1970 |
| Rendham | 1687 |
| Saxmundham | 1400 |
| Snape | 1700 |
| Sternfield | 1107 |
| Stratford St Andrew | 638 |
| Sudbourne | 5000 |
Swefling |
1120 |
| Tunstall | 2642 |
| Wantisden | 1300 |
† Hamlet of Aldeburgh
References
- ^ a b William White (1844). History, gazetteer, and directory of Suffolk. p. 153.
- ^ Williamson, Tom (2018). "New Light on Rendlesham". The Historian (139). The Historical Association.
- ^ Walter Skeat (1913). The Place-names of Suffolk.
- ^ 1841 Census
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