Samford was a hundred of Suffolk, consisting of . It was situated to the south and south west of Ipswich.
The hundred was bounded by the River Orwell to the east, Essex to the south, the River Brett (and Shelley parish) to the west, and the parish boundaries of Burstall, Hintlesham, and Sproughton to the north.
Parishes
Samford Deanery, the modern ecclesiastic administrative area, takes its name from Samford Hundred and previously covered the whole of the old Samford Hundred. Seven of the westernmost parishes have been more recently allocated to Hadleigh Deanery. Samford Hundred consisted of the following 28 parishes:1841 Census Parish Area (acres)Modern DeaneryBelstead1012SamfordBentley2801SamfordBrantham1922SamfordBurstall766SamfordCapel St Mary1910SamfordChattisham714HadleighChelmondiston1293SamfordCopdock932SamfordEast Bergholt3064SamfordErwarton1318SamfordFreston1414SamfordGreat Wenham1108SamfordHarkstead1727SamfordHigham863HadleighHintlesham2828HadleighHolbrook2203SamfordHolton St Mary810HadleighLittle Wenham970SamfordRaydon2335HadleighShelley928HadleighShotley2051SamfordSproughton2380SamfordStratford St Mary1432HadleighStutton2138SamfordTattingstone1637SamfordWashbrook1414SamfordWherstead2019SamfordWoolverstone951Samford
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