Loes 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...

, with an area of 31321 acres (126.8 km²).

Loes Hundred was long and thin in shape, around 15 miles (24.1 km) long and between 2 and 6 miles (9.7 km) wide. It followed the course of the River Deben

River Deben

The River Deben is a river in Suffolk rising in Debenham -to be precise it has two main sources but the others are mostly fields runoff then , passes through Woodbridge, turning into a tidal estuary before entering the North Sea at Felixstowe Ferry...

 from Cretingham to Ufford where it crossed Wilford Hundred

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...

 to Woodbridge where it widened considerably. The town and port of Woodbridge

Woodbridge, Suffolk

Woodbridge is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. It is in the East of England, not far from the coast. It lies along the River Deben, with a population of about 7,480. The town is served by Woodbridge railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. Woodbridge is twinned with...

 fell within the hundred but was detached from the main part by about three miles (5 km). Loes was bounded on the east by Plomesgate Hundred

Plomesgate (hundred)

Plomesgate is a hundred of Suffolk, consisting of .Plomesgate Hundred comprises the historic ports of Aldeburgh and Orford, the medieval market town of Saxmundham and twenty other parishes in the east of the county. It forms a strip around 14 miles long and up to 9 miles wide running...

, on the north by Hoxne Hundred

Hoxne (hundred)

Hoxne was a hundred of Suffolk, with an area of .Hoxne Hundred was a fertile district averaging about nine miles in length and breadth. It was bounded on the north by the River Waveney which separates it from Norfolk, on the east by Wangford and Blything Hundreds, on the south by Plomegate, Loes...

, and on the west and south west by Thredling

Thredling (hundred)

Thredling was a hundred of Suffolk, and at just under the smallest of Suffolk's 21 hundreds.The five parishes of Thredling fall into the Deanery of Claydon, the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, and the Diocese of Norwich. The hundred was bounded by Loes, Carlford, Hoxne, Hartismere and Bosmere and Claydon...

, Carlford

Carlford (hundred)

Carlford is a hundred of Suffolk, consisting of .Carford Hundred is of an irregular figure about ten miles in length and from four to six miles wide. It is bounded on the south by Colneis Hundred, on the east by Wilford Hundred and the River Deben, on the north by Loes Hundred and on the west by...

 and Wilford

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...

 Hundreds.

The area is a picturesque district of hill and valley watered by the Deben, the River Ore

River Ore

The River Ore is the name of the final section of the River Alde in Suffolk, England from just above Orford to the sea. It has one tributary, the River Butley, and Havergate Island is found at their confluence....

 and their tributary streams, and the loamy soil is well suited to barley

Barley

Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...

, wheat

Wheat

Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...

 and beans.

Listed as Losa 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 "Loes" probably indicates that it was originally owned by a man named Hlossa.

Parishes

Loes Hundred consisted of the following 18 parishes:

Parish	Area (acres)
Brandeston Brandeston Brandeston is a village in Suffolk, England on the River Deben. 'Brandeston Hall'the largest building in the village, is now the preparatory department of nearby Framlingham College...	1196
Butley Butley, Suffolk Butley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk.Butley lies east of the town of Woodbridge on the B1084 road. Administratively, Butley forms part of the Suffolk Coastal district; from 1934 to 1974 it had been part of the former Deben Rural District.- External links :**...	2000
Campsey Ash	1814
Charsfield Charsfield Charsfield is a small Suffolk village of approximately 250 residents, from Wickham Market, miles from Woodbridge and miles from Ipswich and is located near the villages of Debach and Dallinghoo...	1290
Cretingham Cretingham Cretingham is a village and a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk. It is on the River Deben, 2 miles south off the A1120 road...	1639
Earl Soham Earl Soham Earl Soham is a small settlement in Suffolk, England. It is on the A1120 road and is west of the town of Framlingham.- History :The manor of Earl Soham once belonged to the Earls of Norfolk, the Bigod family , who also owned nearby Framlingham Castle.Edward 1st granted Roger Bigod permission to...	1945
Easton Easton, Suffolk The former estate village of Easton in England is situated on the River Deben around three miles south of Framlingham. Following the end of the World War 1 the British government imposed super taxes on the rich to help defray the cost of the war...	1462
Eyke Eyke Eyke is a village and a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk. It is located on the A1152 road near the town of Woodbridge. Eyke has a primary school, a place of worship and a pub.- References :...	2800
Hacheston Hacheston Hacheston is a village and a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk. It is located on the B1116 road between the towns of Wickham Market and Framlingham. Hacheston has a church and a village hall; it once had a railway station called Hacheston Halt railway...	1727
Framlingham Framlingham Framlingham is a market town and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District of Suffolk, England. Commonly referred to as "Fram" by the locals, it is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It has a population of 3,114 at the 2001 census...	4528
Hoo Hoo, Suffolk Hoo is a village and a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Nearby settlements include the town of Wickham Market and the villages of Kettleburgh, Charsfield and Letheringham.- References :...	1164
Kenton Kenton -Notable people:* Actress Michele Austin, best known as PC Yvonne Hemmingway in ITV's The Bill, attended Claremont High School in Kenton* Cricketer Denis Compton lived in Kenton* TV exercise instructor Mr Motivator lived in Kenton...	1210
Kettleburgh Kettleburgh Kettleburgh is a small village in the Suffolk Coastal district, in the county of Suffolk. Kettleburgh has a church called St Andrews church and a pub. It is near the small towns of Wickham Market and Framlingham.- References :* *...	1400
Letheringham Letheringham Letheringham is a sparsely populated civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal in Suffolk, England, on the Deben River.-Sights:St Mary is a tiny church, the remains of the tower and nave of a Priory church, and sits in a farmyard...	1100
Marlesford Marlesford Marlesford is a village and a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk.- Location :It is about 2 miles away from the small town of Wickham Market. Marlesford has a place of worship and a pub. The area of the village that is on the A12 road is due to be...	1268
Monewden Monewden Monewden is a small village and a civil parish in the in the hundred of Loss, in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk. Monewden has a church called St. Mary's Church and a meadow called High House Meadows. The nearest town is Wickham Market.- References :*...	1063
Rendlesham	2065
Woodbridge Woodbridge, Suffolk Woodbridge is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. It is in the East of England, not far from the coast. It lies along the River Deben, with a population of about 7,480. The town is served by Woodbridge railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. Woodbridge is twinned with...	1650

The parishes of Woodbridge and Kenton are in a detached section of the hundred, which also includes small parts of Bredfield

Bredfield

Bredfield is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is situated just off the A12, two miles north of Woodbridge. Another village, Dallinghoo, is to the north, and to the west is Boulge, a small hamlet...

 and Dallinghoo

Dallinghoo

- Location :Dallinghoo is a village some 3 miles north of Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.Formed from Church Road and Pound Hill to the south and branches NE after the centre of the village....

 that are predominantly in Wilford Hundred

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...

.

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...