Dallinghoo Wield Explained

Official Name:Dallinghoo Wield
Country:England
Region:East of England
Coordinates:52.13°N 1.299°W
Population:0
Population Ref:(1971 census)
Postcode Area:IP
Postcode District:IP13
Shire County:Suffolk
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Static Image:Dallinghoo Wield Map.png
Static Image Caption:Map of the parish in 1887.

Dallinghoo Wield is a former civil parish 1miles 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

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

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

Notes and References

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