Wilford Hundred


Wilford is a hundred of Suffolk, consisting of.
Wilford Hundred extends about southward from Debach to Woodbridge and from there along the eastern banks of the River Deben to Bawdsey and Hollesley Bay in the North Sea. It covers about of the sea coast between the mouths of the Deben and Orford Haven and further north is wedged between Carlford and Loes Hundreds.
In the vale of the Deben between Wickham Market to Woodbridge and the sea it has some rich arable land but its central area around Sutton are sandy with open heaths. It is in the Deanery of Wilford in the Archdeaconry of Suffolk. Its only town of any size is Wickham Market.
Listed as Wileford in the Domesday Book, the exact meaning is not known but "Wili's ford" or "willow ford" are both possible.

Parishes

Wilford Hundred consists of the following 17 parishes:
ParishArea
Alderton2600
Bawdsey2640
Boulge545
Boyton1890
Bredfield1067
Bromeswell1442
Capel St Andrew2000
Dallinghoo1495
Debach500
Hollesley2600
Melton1408
Pettistree1768
Ramsholt1990
Shottisham1033
Sutton5789
Ufford1555
Wickham Market1178