Offton Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.1063°N 1.0146°W
Official Name:Offton
Population:358
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Shire District:Mid Suffolk
Shire County:Suffolk
Region:East of England
Post Town:Ipswich
Postcode District:IP8
Postcode Area:IP
Os Grid Reference:TM0649
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Offton is a village in Suffolk, England.[2] The name is derived from the Old English "Offas farm/settlement", suggesting a potential Anglo-Saxon origin for the settlement, if not earlier.[3]

History

The Domesday survey records four landholders in the village in 1086, including estates in the possession of William I and Roger Bigod.[4] Between the four, there were 25 households and three churches recorded, although the number of livestock counted seemngly falls dramatically from 1 cob, 2 cattle, 12 pigs, and 40 sheep in 1066 to nothing in 1086.

At some stage in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Offton castle was constructed within the village. This may have adapted an earlier moated or enclosed site, and by the Anarchy of the twelfth century was in the possession of William de Ambli.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 26 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. Book: Kirby . John . Blatchly . John . Dymond . David Percy . John Kirby's Suffolk: His Maps and Roadbooks . 2004 . Boydell Press . 978-1-84383-051-1 . 55 . en.
  3. Web site: Key to English Place-names: Offton . 2024-11-08 . kepn.nottingham.ac.uk.
  4. Web site: Offton Domesday Book . 2024-11-08 . opendomesday.org.
  5. Web site: Heritage Gateway: Monument MSF5285 - Offton Castle . 2024-11-08 . www.heritagegateway.org.uk.