Blyford
Encyclopedia
Blyford is a village and civil parish
in the Waveney
district of Suffolk
, England
, about 3 miles (5 km) east of Halesworth
and separated from Wenhaston
by the River Blyth, Suffolk
to the south.
Not to be confused with
Blyth Haven (south end of the town of Southwold)
Blythburgh
, on the same river, further east, half way between Halesworth and Southwold.
Population in 1801 was 163 and by 1840 had risen to 223. In 1861 the population was 193.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blyford like this:
Blyford, formerly Blythford, is a parish in Blything
district, Suffolk; on the river Blythe, 2½ miles E by S of Halesworth r. station. Post Town, Halesworth. Acres, 947. Real property, £1,548. Pop., 193. Houses, 41. The living is a donative in the diocese of Norwich. Value, not reported. Patron, the Rev. Jeremy Day. The church, made of mainly flint, has two Norman doors and a perpendicular English tower, but is mainly decorated English.
BBC Radio Suffolk
2010-08-09 reported on the 14th/15th century thatched Queen's Head Inn. The inn sign features St Etheldreda as the Queen. Chickens are located at the inn. The thatched roof was replaced in 1988 after a fire.
The church is just across the road from the inn with rumours of a smugglers passage.
The church seats 55 and was built in 1088, with a 13th century font added.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Waveney
Waveney
Waveney is a local government district in Suffolk, England, named after the River Waveney that forms its north-west border. The district council is based in Lowestoft, the major settlement in Waveney, which is the only unparished area in the district...
district of Suffolk
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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, about 3 miles (5 km) east of Halesworth
Halesworth
Halesworth is a small market town in the northeastern corner of Suffolk, England. It is located south west of Lowestoft, and straddles the River Blyth, 9 miles upstream from Southwold. The town is served by Halesworth railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line...
and separated from Wenhaston
Wenhaston
Wenhaston is a small village of 818 people situated to the south of the River Blyth in northeastern Suffolk, England. Roman coins, pottery and building materials unearthed in local fields indicate the existence of a settlement at Wenhaston from the 1st century AD, and indeed this was probably a...
by the River Blyth, Suffolk
River Blyth, Suffolk
The River Blyth is a river in Suffolk, England, with a tidal estuary between Southwold and Walberswick.It can be crossed by pedestrians by a public footbridge called the Bailey Bridge about a mile upstream from the sea or by the Walberswick rowing boat ferry between 9am-5pm daily.The estuary mouth...
to the south.
Not to be confused with
Blyth Haven (south end of the town of Southwold)
Blythburgh
Blythburgh
Blythburgh is a small English village in an area known as the Sandlings, part of the Suffolk heritage coast. Located close to an area of flooded marshland and mud-flats, in 2007 its population was estimated to be 300. Blythburgh is best known for its church, Holy Trinity, internationally known as...
, on the same river, further east, half way between Halesworth and Southwold.
Population in 1801 was 163 and by 1840 had risen to 223. In 1861 the population was 193.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blyford like this:
Blyford, formerly Blythford, is a parish in 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....
district, Suffolk; on the river Blythe, 2½ miles E by S of Halesworth r. station. Post Town, Halesworth. Acres, 947. Real property, £1,548. Pop., 193. Houses, 41. The living is a donative in the diocese of Norwich. Value, not reported. Patron, the Rev. Jeremy Day. The church, made of mainly flint, has two Norman doors and a perpendicular English tower, but is mainly decorated English.
BBC Radio Suffolk
BBC Radio Suffolk
BBC Radio Suffolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Suffolk, commencing broadcasts on 12 April 1990. Its studios are at Broadcasting House in St Matthews Street, Ipswich on 95.5 , 95.9 , 103.9 and 104.6 FM...
2010-08-09 reported on the 14th/15th century thatched Queen's Head Inn. The inn sign features St Etheldreda as the Queen. Chickens are located at the inn. The thatched roof was replaced in 1988 after a fire.
The church is just across the road from the inn with rumours of a smugglers passage.
The church seats 55 and was built in 1088, with a 13th century font added.
External links
- Blyford All Saints church website
- http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=7040