Hartismere was a hundred 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...

, that later gave its name to a poor law union, a rural sanitary district, and the Hartismere Rural District

Hartismere Rural District

Hartismere Rural District was a rural district in the county of East Suffolk, England. It was expanded in 1934 by merging with the disbanded Hoxne Rural District with a slight readjustment of boundaries...

.

Listed as Hertesmere 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...

, the name of the hundred is derived from "Hart's mere" where Hart is a personal name.

Hartismere also gives its name to the 11-19 Co-educational Foundation School based in Eye

Eye, Suffolk

Eye is a small market town in the county of Suffolk, East Anglia, England, south of Diss, and on the River Dove.Eye is twinned with the town of Pouzauges in the Vendée Departement of France.-History:An island...

. It serves pupils aged 11–16 years whilst the associated sixth form college instructs 16-19 year students. The School is distinctive in having particularly close links to the Hartismere Community. It is also the name of a hospital and maternity unit at Eye.

Parishes

Hartismere Hundred consisted of the following 32 parishes:

Parish	Area (acres)
Aspall Aspall, Suffolk Aspall is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 52. The village is about 15 miles north of Ipswich, and 12 miles south of Diss....	827
Bacton Bacton Bacton may refer to:* Bacton, Herefordshire* Bacton, Norfolk* Bacton, Suffolk...	2231
Botesdale Botesdale Botesdale is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is about south west of Diss.Botesdale is located about 25 miles from Norwich and 16 miles from Bury St Edmunds.- Road :...	1260
Braiseworth Braiseworth Braiseworth is a village in Suffolk, England. It has never reached any great size, and no longer has its own parish church. The medieval church was dismantled in the 1850s, parts being incorporated into the new church, consecrated in 1857 and designed by the Victorian 'rogue' architect Edward...	722
Brome Brome Brome can refer to:*several species of grass, see Bromus*Brome, Suffolk*Brome, Germany, a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany*Brome, Quebec, a village in Quebec, Canada* Brome, a former provincial electoral district in Quebec now part of Brome-Missisquoi...	893
Burgate Burgate Burgate is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about south-west of Diss in Norfolk. It has very friendly villagers with a lot of community spirit. They usually raise money for Burgate church by doing events such as plant sales and village meals.Burgate Wood...	2034
Cotton Cotton, Suffolk Cotton is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located to the east of the Great Eastern Main Line, the parish also includes the hamlet of Dandy Corner. In 2005 its population was 510....	1922
Eye Eye, Suffolk Eye is a small market town in the county of Suffolk, East Anglia, England, south of Diss, and on the River Dove.Eye is twinned with the town of Pouzauges in the Vendée Departement of France.-History:An island...	4174
Finningham Finningham Finningham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located adjacent to the Great Eastern Main Line , in 2005 its population was 430....	1235
Gislingham Gislingham Gislingham is a village in the English county of Suffolk.-History:Gislingham is situated around the area of Stowmarket, Eye and Diss and dates from at least the 9th century. It is in the northern part of Suffolk that was once part of Norfolk...	2251
Mellis Mellis Mellis is a small village in Suffolk, England. It has the largest area of unfenced common land in England. Oliver Cromwell exercised his troops in Mellis. It once had a railway station on the main line between London and Norwich, and a small branch line that ran to nearby Eye.In summer rare...	1344
Mendlesham Mendlesham Mendlesham, Suffolk is a small village with 1328 inhabitants, north east of Stowmarket and from LondonMendlesham is known for its large street fair which is held on every May Day bank holiday. Mendlesham has a popular community newsletter, and a good primary school. There are two public houses in...	3880
Oakley Oakley, Suffolk Oakley is a village in Suffolk, England....	1280
Occold Occold Occold is a village in Suffolk, England....	1480
Palgrave Palgrave, Suffolk Palgrave is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It is located on the south bank of the River Waveney, opposite Diss and adjacent to the Great Eastern Main Line. In 2005 its population was 780.hi Palgrave has a small primary school, and church...	1475
Redgrave Redgrave, Suffolk Redgrave is a civil parish and a small village in the Rickinghall and Walsham ward in the Mid Suffolk district in Suffolk county in eastern England....	2059
Redlingfield Redlingfield Redlingfield is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around six miles south-east of Diss, in 2005 its population was 110....	1075
Rickinghall Rickinghall Rickinghall is a village in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is split between two parishes, Rickinghall Inferior and Rickinghall Superior, which join with Botesdale to make a single built-up area....	1401
Rishangles Rishangles Rishangles is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around seven miles south of Diss, in 2005 its population was 80....	719
Stoke Ash Stoke Ash Stoke Ash is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around six miles south of Diss, in 2005 its population was 240. The village shares a parish council with neighbouring Thwaite.-External links:*...	1173
Stuston Stuston Stuston is a small village in the county of Suffolk, England close to the border with Norfolk, England. Its postal town is Diss, Norfolk, England....	798
Thorndon Thorndon, Suffolk Thorndon is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around seven miles south of Diss, in 2005 its population was 590....	2680
Thornham Magna Thornham Magna Thornham Magna is the sister village of Thornham Parva, about 3.5 miles from Eye, Suffolk and close to the A140 main road from Norwich to Ipswich, the county towns of Norfolk and Suffolk....	1327
Thornham Parva Thornham Parva Thornham Parva is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located to the north of sister village Thornham Magna and around five miles south of Diss, in 2005 its population was 50....	670
Thrandeston Thrandeston Thrandeston is a small village on the Norfolk/Suffolk border in England.- Overview :The village is split into two areas, Thrandeston Little Green and Thrandeston Great Green. Most of the housing, the church and rectory are situated in the former and grouped around the triangular green or the three...	1379
Thwaite Thwaite, Suffolk Thwaite is a rural village in England.Thwaite is based on and around the A140 road, midway between Suffolk's county town of Ipswich and the city of Norwich, in Norfolk...	832
Westhorpe Westhorpe, Suffolk Westhorpe is a linear village and civil parish in the Suffolk countryside, thirteen miles from Bury St. Edmunds, eight miles from Stowmarket and a mile from the villages of Wyverstone and Finningham....	1322
Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford is a civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. The parish contains the village of Wetheringsett, together with the hamlets of Blacksmith's Green, Broad Green, Brockford Street, Suffolk , Brockford Green, Knaves Green, Page's Green, Park...	3777
Wickham Skeith Wickham Skeith Wickham Skeith, Suffolk seems at first like two villages, one on the high ground based mainly around the village green and one on the lower part along The Street which runs parallel to the River Dove...	1770
Wortham Wortham, Suffolk Wortham is a village and parish in Suffolk, England.Its church, St Mary The Virgin, lies about a mile north of the village. It is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk...	2727
Wyverstone Wyverstone Wyverstone is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around five miles north of Stowmarket, in 2005 its population was 370...	1523
Yaxley Yaxley, Suffolk Yaxley is a small village just west of Eye in Suffolk, England. The name means 'cuckoo-clearing'.-Church of St. Mary:Pevsner said of the 12th Century Church that the north porch was 'one of the most swagger in Suffolk'. The church has the remnants of a large medieval doom painting . High up on the...	1239

See also

• Hundreds of Suffolk
  Hundreds of Suffolk
  The 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...