Henham
Henham is located in Suffolk
Henham
Henham
Location within Suffolk
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52°20′57″N 1°35′59″E / 52.349053°N 1.5997968°E / 52.349053; 1.5997968

Henham is a former civil parish now in the parish of Wangford with Henham, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 90.[1] The majority of the parish was covered by Henham Park.[2]

History

The name "Henham" means 'High homestead/village'.[3] Henham was recorded in the Domesday Book as Henham.[4] At this time Ralph Baynard had the lordship. This subsequently passed to Robert Kerdeston remaining in his family until about 1440. It then passed to the de la Pole family.[5]

Historically it was in the Blything Hundred and in the Deanery of Dunwich, (Dunwich North for the period 1868 to 1914, when that deanery was administratively divided in three).[6]

There are some medieval remains of Henham village along with a moat and church located in Tuttles Wood.[7]

Under the Poor Law Amendment Act 1866 Henham became a civil parish in 1866.[8] At the same time the hamlet of Wangford also became a distinct civil parish, but without ecclesiastical status.

Abolition

On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Wangford to form "Wangford with Henham".[9]

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Henham CP/Hmlt through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Henham" (PDF). Heritage Suffolk. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Henham Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Suffolk F-H". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. ^ John Kirby (1764). The Suffolk Traveller. London: J. Shave.
  6. ^ Parish: Henham, Heritage Suffolk (PDF). Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ^ "HAM 005 - Medieval moat and earthworks of Henham village - Suffolk Heritage Explorer". heritage.suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Relationships and changes Henham CP/Hmlt through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  9. ^ "The Waveney (Parishes) Order 1987" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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