The county of Suffolk was divided into hundreds between Saxon times and the 19th century when, although never formally abolished, they were effectively replaced for administrative purposes by districts.
In 1831 the county was subdivided into twenty-one hundreds and three municipal boroughs. The majority of these hundreds had remained unchanged since the time of the Domesday Survey, except that in 1086 Babergh was listed as two hundreds, Cosford, Ipswich and Parham as half hundreds and Samford as a hundred and a half. Hoxne hundred was then known as Bishops hundredOpen Domesday: Bishop's Hundred, accessed February 2020. and the vills which were included later in Thredling hundred were within Claydon hundred.
List of hundreds (1831)
Hundred Area (acres)Babergh70632Blackbourn66272Blything87631Bosmere-and-Claydon48773Carlford25461Colneis16712Cosford30712Hartismere53479Hoxne55648Lackford83712Loes31321Mutford and Lothingland33368Plomesgate41579Risbridge58468Samford44940Stow22710Thedwestry40362Thingoe31850Thredling10000Wangford34679Wilford31500
In addition the county contained three boroughs, corresponding to the county's largest towns:
Borough Area (acres)Bury St Edmunds3040Ipswich8450Sudbury1250
See also History of Suffolk List of hundreds of England and Wales
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