Mutford and Lothingland (hundred)
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Mutford and Lothingland was a hundred of Suffolk
, with an area of 33368 acres (135 km²). Lowestoft Ness, the most easterly point of Great Britain
fell within its bounds.
Мutford and Lothingland Hundred formed the north-eastern corner of Suffolk. Around five miles (8 km) wide, but fifteen miles (24 km) from north to south it was bounded by Norfolk
to the north and west, and the North Sea
to the east, other than the strip of land occupied by Great Yarmouth
. Its border with Norfolk was formed by the River Waveney
as it bends north on its final approaches to the sea, and Breydon Water
. It was separated to the south by the appropriately named Hundred River from the hundreds of Wangford
and Blything
.
The parishes of Belton with Browston
, Bradwell
, Burgh Castle
and Hopton-on-Sea
, historically in Suffolk, were moved to Great Yarmouth district
in Norfolk in 1974 following the changes of the Local Government Act 1972
.
The southern part of the hundred was formerly the Half Hundred of Mutford, comprising the parishes of Barnby, Carlton Colville, Gisleham, Kessingland, Kirkley, Mutford, Pakefield, and Rushmere. It was separated from Lothingland
by Oulton Broad
and Lake Lothing
through which the River Waveney formerly flowed to reach the sea. The northern Half Hundred of Lothingland was merged with that of Mutford in 1763.
Listed as Ludingaland in the Domesday Book
, Lothingland is named after Lake Lothing, which in turn probably refers to a tribe or family named Luthings. The name Mutford, taken from the village of the same name, may mean "ford near the meeting of the streams", from the Anglo-Saxon mutha meaning mouth of a river. If this is correct, the ford in question is presumably that where a stream enters the Hundred River in the grounds of Mutford Hall.
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, with an area of 33368 acres (135 km²). Lowestoft Ness, the most easterly point of Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
fell within its bounds.
Мutford and Lothingland Hundred formed the north-eastern corner of Suffolk. Around five miles (8 km) wide, but fifteen miles (24 km) from north to south it was bounded by Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
to the north and west, and the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
to the east, other than the strip of land occupied by Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...
. Its border with Norfolk was formed by the River Waveney
River Waveney
The Waveney is a river which forms the border between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within The Broads.-Course:The source of the River Waveney is a ditch on the east side of the B1113 road between the villages of Redgrave, Suffolk and South Lopham, Norfolk...
as it bends north on its final approaches to the sea, and Breydon Water
Breydon Water
Breydon Water is a massive stretch of sheltered estuary at Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. It is at gateway to the Norfolk Broads. It is the UK's largest protected wetland. It is 5 km long and more than 1.5 km wide in places...
. It was separated to the south by the appropriately named Hundred River from the hundreds of Wangford
Wangford (hundred)
Wangford was a hundred of Suffolk, consisting of .Wangford Hundred was an area of around twelve miles from west to east and five across. The River Waveney formed its northern border separating it from Norfolk...
and Blything
Blything (hundred)
Blything was a hundred of eastern Suffolk, and with an area of was the largest of Suffolk's 21 hundreds.The origins of the hundred centre around the ancient royal estate of Blythburgh, whose hall housed the hundred's central meeting place....
.
The parishes of Belton with Browston
Belton with Browston
Belton with Browston is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish consists of the villages of Belton and Browston Green, and is situated some 8 km south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 10 km north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft.The civil parish has an area...
, Bradwell
Bradwell, Norfolk
Bradwell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is immediately to the west of, and largely indistinguishable from, the built-up urban area of the town of Great Yarmouth....
, Burgh Castle
Burgh Castle
Burgh Castle is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the east bank of the River Waveney, near Great Yarmouth, some 6 km west of Great Yarmouth and within the Broads National Park.-Roman Fort:...
and Hopton-on-Sea
Hopton-on-Sea
Hopton-on-Sea should not be confused with the village of Hopton which is still in Suffolk but near to the Norfolk town of Diss.There is also a British Holidays Caravan Park, named Hopton Holiday Village. There is also a Hopton near Wirksworth in Derbyshire...
, historically in Suffolk, were moved to Great Yarmouth district
Great Yarmouth (borough)
The Borough of Great Yarmouth is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. It is named after its main town, Great Yarmouth.-History:...
in Norfolk in 1974 following the changes of the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
.
The southern part of the hundred was formerly the Half Hundred of Mutford, comprising the parishes of Barnby, Carlton Colville, Gisleham, Kessingland, Kirkley, Mutford, Pakefield, and Rushmere. It was separated from Lothingland
Lothingland
Lothingland is an area in East Anglia, situated on the North Sea coast. It is bound by Breydon Water to the north, the River Waveney to the west and Oulton Broad to the south, and includes Lowestoft....
by Oulton Broad
Oulton Broad
Oulton Broad refers to both the lake and the suburb of Lowestoft in Suffolk, England located 2 miles west of the centre of the town.-Oulton Broad:...
and Lake Lothing
Lake Lothing
Lake Lothing is a saltwater lake located in Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. The lake, which is believed to be the remnant of medieval peat cutting, flows into the North Sea and forms part of the Port of Lowestoft...
through which the River Waveney formerly flowed to reach the sea. The northern Half Hundred of Lothingland was merged with that of Mutford in 1763.
Listed as Ludingaland in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, Lothingland is named after Lake Lothing, which in turn probably refers to a tribe or family named Luthings. The name Mutford, taken from the village of the same name, may mean "ford near the meeting of the streams", from the Anglo-Saxon mutha meaning mouth of a river. If this is correct, the ford in question is presumably that where a stream enters the Hundred River in the grounds of Mutford Hall.
Parishes
Mutford and Lothingland Hundred consisted of the following 24 parishes:| Parish | Area (acres) |
|---|---|
| Ashby Ashby, Suffolk Ashby is a small hamlet located to the north east of Suffolk very close to the border with Norfolk. It is close to the village of Herringfleet on the B1074 road. The closest town is Lowestoft.-External links:... |
1045 |
| Barnby Barnby, Suffolk Barnby is a village and civil parish in the Waveney district of Suffolk, England. The village is six miles west of Lowestoft, and runs into the village of North Cove which constitutes a separate parish. The village contains a pub - "The Swan" - and a gardening centre.Church of England benefice of... |
1029 |
| Belton with Browston Belton with Browston Belton with Browston is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish consists of the villages of Belton and Browston Green, and is situated some 8 km south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 10 km north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft.The civil parish has an area... |
2009 |
| Blundeston Blundeston Blundeston is a village and civil parish in the Waveney district of Suffolk, England. It is about inland, and between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft... |
1573 |
| Bradwell Bradwell, Norfolk Bradwell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is immediately to the west of, and largely indistinguishable from, the built-up urban area of the town of Great Yarmouth.... |
2295 |
| Burgh Castle Burgh Castle Burgh Castle is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the east bank of the River Waveney, near Great Yarmouth, some 6 km west of Great Yarmouth and within the Broads National Park.-Roman Fort:... |
1497 |
| Carlton Colville Carlton Colville Carlton Colville is an area in the suburbs of Lowestoft in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk, located south-west of the centre of the town. Significant residential development has occurred in the area since the 1960s, including more than 1,000 homes built in Carlton Park... |
2780 |
| Corton Corton, Suffolk Corton is a suburb in the town of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. Corton is located around north of the centre of town. The local church is dedicated to St Bartholomew. The estimated population was 1,140 in 2008. It has boundaries with the suburb of Gunton. -Features:Corton is home to... |
1180 |
| Flixton Flixton, Lothingland Flixton is a civil parish located 3 miles WNW of Lowestoft, in the Lothingland Ward, in the Waveney district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It has a church called St Andrew's Church which is in ruins because a hurricane took the roof of in 1703. In 2001 the population of the civil parish of... |
602 |
| Fritton Fritton (near Great Yarmouth) Fritton is a village in the English county of Norfolk, situated some south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft. It should not be confused with the village of the same name near Morning Thorpe in Norfolk.... |
1478 |
| Gisleham Gisleham Gisleham is a small village located on the western edge of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. It is situated between Carlton Colville and Kessingland. Gisleham church, Holy Trinity, is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk.... |
1344 |
| Gorleston Gorleston Gorleston-On-Sea, also known colloquially as Gorleston, is a settlement in Norfolk in the United Kingdom, forming part of the larger town of Great Yarmouth. Situated at the mouth of the River Yare it was a port town at the time of the Domesday Book. The port then became a centre of fishing for... |
1335 |
| Gunton Gunton, Suffolk Gunton is a suburb of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. Gunton was a small coastal village but over the years has been suburbanised. Gunton has an estimated population of 6,640. The main A12 or Yarmouth road runs through the area.-Attractions:... |
862 |
| Herringfleet Herringfleet Herringfleet is a small village on the River Waveney, between Somerleyton and St. Olaves in Suffolk, England within The Broads National Park.Herringfleet was occupied by the Roman Empire, and archaeologists have made a number of finds, including a Roman bronze 'patera', a 'soup ladle' vessel with... |
1309 |
| Hopton-on-Sea Hopton-on-Sea Hopton-on-Sea should not be confused with the village of Hopton which is still in Suffolk but near to the Norfolk town of Diss.There is also a British Holidays Caravan Park, named Hopton Holiday Village. There is also a Hopton near Wirksworth in Derbyshire... |
1267 |
| Kessingland Kessingland Kessingland is a large village in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. It is located around south of Lowestoft. It is of interest to archaeologists as Palaeolithic and Neolithic implements have been found here; the remains of an ancient forest lie buried on the seabed.There has... |
1616 |
| Kirkley Kirkley Kirkley is a place within the town of Lowestoft in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. Kirkley is located south of the centre of the town. Although today it forms part of the urban area of Lowestoft, it was originally a village.... |
514 |
| Lound Lound, Suffolk Lound is a village in Suffolk, located a few miles to the north of Lowestoft. The village lies just off the main A12 dual carriageway between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.... |
1242 |
| Lowestoft Lowestoft Lowestoft is a town in the English county of Suffolk. The town is on the North Sea coast and is the most easterly point of the United Kingdom. It is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and south-east of Norwich... |
1486 |
| Mutford Mutford Mutford is a small village and civil parish located south-west of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. The village is located between Lowestoft and Beccles in a rural area south of the A146 at Barnby. Nearby villages include Gisleham and Henstead... |
1499 |
| Oulton | 1979 |
| Pakefield Pakefield Pakefield is a suburb of the town of Lowestoft in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. Pakefield is located around 2 miles south of the centre of the town. Although today it forms a suburb of the urban area of Lowestoft, it was until 1934 a village and parish in its own right.... |
670 |
| Rushmere Rushmere, Suffolk Rushmere is a small village adjacent to the town of Ipswich, Suffolk. The village lies within the parish of Rushmere St. Andrew. The parish has a population of over 6,000. In Rushmere, there is a pub, The Garland, a CofE church, a Baptist church, two rugby clubs and a village hall. There are lots... |
780 |
| Somerleyton Somerleyton Somerleyton is a village close to the River Waveney in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. Somerleyton is located around north-west of Lowestoft and south-west of Great Yarmouth... |
1380 |
| South Town | 597 |
See also
- Hundreds of SuffolkHundreds of SuffolkThe county of Suffolk was divided into hundreds between Saxon times and the 19th century, when they were replaced for administrative purposes by districts.In 1831 the county was subdivided into twenty-one hundreds and three municipal boroughs...
- LothinglandLothinglandLothingland is an area in East Anglia, situated on the North Sea coast. It is bound by Breydon Water to the north, the River Waveney to the west and Oulton Broad to the south, and includes Lowestoft....
- Lothingland Rural DistrictLothingland Rural DistrictLothingland was a rural district in East Suffolk, England, named after the ancient half-hundred of Lothingland which was merged with Mutford half-hundred in 1763 to form Mutford and Lothingland....