Wilford is 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...

, consisting of 31500 acres (127.5 km²).

Wilford Hundred extends about 12 miles (19.3 km) southward from Debach

Debach

Debach is a small village about 4 miles northwest of Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK. At the time of the Domesday Book it was called Debenbeis or Debeis, Depebecs, Debec or Debes...

 to 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...

 and from there along the eastern banks 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...

 to Bawdsey

Bawdsey

Bawdsey is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, eastern England. Located near Felixstowe, it had an estimated population of 340 in 2007.Bawdsey Manor is notable as the place where radar research took place early in World War II, before moving to Worth Matravers, which is four miles to the west of...

 and Hollesley Bay in the North Sea. It covers about 8 miles (12.9 km) of the sea coast between the mouths of the Deben and Orford Haven and further north is wedged between 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 Loes

Loes (hundred)

Loes was a hundred of Suffolk, with an area of .Loes Hundred was long and thin in shape, around long and between 2 and wide. It followed the course of the River Deben from Cretingham to Ufford where it crossed Wilford Hundred to Woodbridge where it widened considerably...

 Hundreds.

In the vale of the Deben between Wickham Market

Wickham Market

Wickham Market is a large village situated in the River Deben valley of Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coastal heritage area.It is on the A12 trunk road thirteen miles north-east of the county town of Ipswich, five miles north-east of Woodbridge. Its railway station is located approximately...

 to Woodbridge and the sea it has some rich arable land but its central area around Sutton

Sutton, Suffolk

Sutton is a village and a civil parish on the B1083 road, in the Suffolk Coastal district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Sutton has a pub, a post office and a place of worship. There is also the hamlet of Sutton Street and the Sutton Common estate nearby....

 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

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 exact meaning is not known but "Wili's ford" or "willow ford" are both possible.

Parishes

Wilford Hundred consists of the following 17 parishes:

Parish	Area (acres)
Alderton Alderton, Suffolk Alderton is a village and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk, England, about six miles north of Felixstowe, 10 miles south-east of Woodbridge and 2 miles south of Hollesley, on the North Sea coast and in the heart of Heaths of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In 2007 its population...	2600
Bawdsey Bawdsey Bawdsey is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, eastern England. Located near Felixstowe, it had an estimated population of 340 in 2007.Bawdsey Manor is notable as the place where radar research took place early in World War II, before moving to Worth Matravers, which is four miles to the west of...	2640
Boulge Boulge Boulge is a hamlet and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk, England. It is about north of Woodbridge.Boulge church is the burial place of famous local poet/writer Edward Fitzgerald, whose most famous work was the translation The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.-External links:*...	545
Boyton Boyton, Suffolk Boyton is a village and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk, England, about eight miles east of Woodbridge, and close to Orford Ness....	1890
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...	1067
Bromeswell Bromeswell Bromeswell is a village and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk, England about 2 miles east of Woodbridge.Bromeswell shows many of the characteristics of a traditional English village. It is one of the most secluded, beautiful spots in Suffolk...	1442
Capel St Andrew Capel St Andrew Capel St Andrew is a village and a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is near the larger settlement of Orford.Capel St Andrew is close to the River Butley which is a tributary to the River Ore...	2000
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....	1495
Debach Debach Debach is a small village about 4 miles northwest of Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK. At the time of the Domesday Book it was called Debenbeis or Debeis, Depebecs, Debec or Debes...	500
Hollesley Hollesley Hollesley is a village and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the Bawdsey peninsula five miles south-east of Woodbridge, in 2005 it had a population of 1,400.Hollesley Bay Prison is located nearby....	2600
Melton Melton, Suffolk Melton is a village in Suffolk, England, located approximately one mile north east of Woodbridge. The 2001 census recorded a population of 3718. The village is served by Melton railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line....	1408
Petistree	1768
Ramsholt Ramsholt Ramsholt is a small village in Suffolk, England. It is situated on the northern shore of the River Deben.Its church, All Saints, is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk.It's economy revolves around the pub next to the river dock....	1990
Shottisham Shottisham Shottisham is a village and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk. The village is near the B1083 road. Shottisham has a place of worship, Saint Margaret's Church, a pub and a camp site...	1033
Sutton Sutton, Suffolk Sutton is a village and a civil parish on the B1083 road, in the Suffolk Coastal district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Sutton has a pub, a post office and a place of worship. There is also the hamlet of Sutton Street and the Sutton Common estate nearby....	5789
Ufford Ufford, Suffolk Ufford is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 808 people.-External links:*...	1555
Wickham Market Wickham Market Wickham Market is a large village situated in the River Deben valley of Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coastal heritage area.It is on the A12 trunk road thirteen miles north-east of the county town of Ipswich, five miles north-east of Woodbridge. Its railway station is located approximately...	1178

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...