Dallinghoo Wield

Dallinghoo Wield
Map of the parish in 1887.
Dallinghoo Wield is located in Suffolk
Dallinghoo Wield
Dallinghoo Wield
Location within Suffolk
Population0 (1971 census)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWoodbridge
Postcode districtIP13
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°07′48″N 1°17′56″E / 52.13°N 1.299°E / 52.13; 1.299

Dallinghoo Wield is a former civil parish 1 mile (1.6 km) from Dallinghoo village, now in the parish of Dallinghoo, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. In 1971 the parish had a population of 0.[1] It was claimed to have been the smallest English parish.[2][3]

History

[edit]

Dallinghoo Wield was formerly an extra-parochial area,[4] in 1858 it became a civil parish.[5] On 1 April 1985 the parish was abolished and merged into Dallinghoo.[6]

Geography

[edit]

Dallinghoo Wield covered 38 acres consisting of four small fields and a woodland.[7][8]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Population statistics Dallinghoo Wield CP/ExP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ Keith, Spicer. "Dallinghoo History". Dallinghoo Parish Website. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  3. ^ "Suffolk Registration Districts and Poor Law Unions (1836)". GENUKI. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Dallinghoo Wield, Suffolk Genealogy". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  5. ^ "Relationships and Changes Dallinghoo Wield CP/ExP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ "The Suffolk Coastal District (Parishes) Order 1984" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Suffolk Heritage. Parish: Dallinghoo" (PDF). Suffolk Heritage. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  8. ^ "Suffolk Registration Districts and Poor Law Unions (1836)". GENUKI. Retrieved 31 January 2020.