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]
| Dallinghoo Wield | |
|---|---|
 Map of the parish in 1887. | |
  Dallinghoo Wield Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 0 (1971 census) |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Woodbridge |
| Postcode district | IP13 |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editDallinghoo 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
editDallinghoo Wield covered 38 acres consisting of four small fields and a woodland.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Population statistics Dallinghoo Wield CP/ExP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Keith, Spicer. "Dallinghoo History". Dallinghoo Parish Website. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Suffolk Registration Districts and Poor Law Unions (1836)". GENUKI. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Dallinghoo Wield, Suffolk Genealogy". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Relationships and Changes Dallinghoo Wield CP/ExP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "The Suffolk Coastal District (Parishes) Order 1984" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Suffolk Heritage. Parish: Dallinghoo" (PDF). Suffolk Heritage. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Suffolk Registration Districts and Poor Law Unions (1836)". GENUKI. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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