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Falkenham
Faltenham: Roger Bigot and Ralph de Turlaville from him; Ralph, brother of Ilger.

Farley
Farleia: Richard FitzGilbert.
Now Farley Green, near Cowlinge.
Farnham
Faraham / Ferneham / Farmham: Robert from Robert Malet's mother and Norman from him; Roger Bigot. 2 mills.

Felsham
Fealsham: Abbot of St. Edmund's and Adelelund from him. Church.
Old farmhouse; moat site. Remains of the mausoleum of John Reynolds, sheriff 1735, who 'thought differently from all men while he lived'.
Fenstead
Finesteda: Ralph de Limesy.
Now Fenstead End; moated site.
Finborough
Fineberga: King's land, kept by Godric; Count Eustace; Abbot of Ely and Roger d'Auberville from him. Church, mill.
Now 2 villages, Great and Little Finborough.
Finningham
Felincham / Finningaham: Robert Malet's mother; Abbot of St. Edmund's; Robert Blunt. Church.

Flempton
Flemingtuna: Abbot of St. Edmund's and Ulward from him. Church.
Barrows nearby.
Flixton (near Bungay)
Flixtuna: Bishop of Thetford and William de Noyers from him; Eudo FitzSpirwic and Geoffrey from him. Church, ½ mill. 160 sheep.
Church, rebuilt 1835; remains of a priory.
Flixton (near Lowestoft)
Flixtuna: King's land, kept by Roger Bigot.
Ruins of a church, destroyed in 1730 by a hurricane; Flixton House, on the outskirts of Lowestoft.
Flowton
Flochetuna: Roger Bigot and Hugh de Hosdenc from him; Germond from Richard FitzGilbert; Roger d'Auberville.

Fordley
Forle(a) / lei: Robert Malet's mother; Gilbert from Robert Malet; Roger Bigot. Mill.
Fordley Hall on a tributary of the River Minsmere.
Fornham All Saints
Fornham: Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066. Church, mill.
Church with a Norman doorway.
Fornham St. Genevieve
Genonefae Forham: Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066 and Peter and Ralph from him. Church, 3 mills.
Weir, ruins of a church; site of a demolished hall.
Fornham St. Martin
Fornham: Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066. Church. 100 sheep.

Foxhall
Foxehola: Abbot of Ely.
Parish near Ipswich.
Framsden
Framesdena: Earl Hugh. Church, mill. 31 goats, 50 sheep.
Hall, originally a medieval hall-house.
Freckenham
Frakenaham: Bishop of Rochester. Church, mill, 2 fisheries, 6 beehives. 3 horses, 13 beasts, 40 pigs, 230 sheep.
Overlooking fens; remains of a small motte and bailey castle.
Fressingfield
Fessefelda: Robert Malet's mother.
Large. The initials of Alice de la Pole, Chaucer's granddaughter, are on a church bench.
Freston
Frese / Frisetuna: Roger de Arburnum from Richard FitzGilbert; Ernulf from Swein of Essex. Church, mill. 101 sheep.

Fritton
Fridetuna: King's land, kept by Roger Bigot. 3 beehives, saltpan. 160 sheep.
Partly Norman church with Saxon tracings and early wall paintings.
Frostenden
Froxedena: Ranulf from Ralph Baynard. 2 churches, sea fort, 2 beehives. 24 goats.
Now some miles from the sea; church with Norman work.

Gapton
Gabba / Gabbetuna: King's land, kept by Roger Bigot.
Gapton Marshes adjoining Great Yarmouth.
Gedding
Ge(l)dinga: Abbot of St. Edmund's; William de Warenne. Church.
Church, once moated, with some Norman windows. The gatehouse of the hall is early 16th century.
Gedgrave
Gata / Gategarava: Count Alan; Robert Malet's mother and Gilbert de Wisant from her; Roger Bigot.
Some houses; on marshes.
Gisleham
Gisleham: Earl Hugh; Robert Malet's mother and Lewin, son of Ringulf, from her; Hugh de Montfort; Aubrey de Vere.
Moated site.
Gislingham
Gildincham / Gis(i)lincham / Gislinga- / Gislingeham / Gissilincham: King's land, kept by Godric; Abbot of St. Edmund's; Robert Blunt; Gilbert the Crossbowman.
Old guildhall; manor house.
Glemsford
Clamesford(a): Abbot of Ely; Garin from Ranulph Peverel. Church, mill. 3 horses, 8 beasts, 200 sheep, 32 pigs.
Large; long history of cloth making; early 19th century silk mill.
Glevering
Glerevinges: Odo from Hervey de Bourges.
18th century Glevering Hall, with fine orangery.
Great Ashfield
Eascefelda / Escefella: Abbot of St. Edmund's and Odar from him. Church.
3 moated houses; motte at Castle Hill.
Great Barton
Bertuna: Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066. Church.
Growing.
Great Bealings
Belinges: Robert Malet's mother; Hervey de Bourges.

Great Fakenham
Fachenham: Abbot of St. Edmund's and Peter from him; Peter de Valognes. 2 churches, mill. 16 forest mares.
Heath; Honington airfield; church with some Saxon and Norman work.
Great Livermere
Liuel- / Liuermera / Litlamera: Abbot of St. Edmund's and Fulcher, Frodo and Walter from him; Abbot of Ely; Hugh de Beuerda.
Divided from Little Livermere by a mere.
Great Glemham
Clieham / Cliemham / Glaim- / Gl(i)emham: Hamo from Count Alan; Walter from Robert Malet; Norman from Roger Bigot; Roger de Poitou; Pirot from Eudo the Steward; Walter Giffard. 1½ churches, mill.

Grimston (Hall)
Grimestuna: Udo from Count of Mortain; Roger Bigot and Ralph de Turlaville from him.
Grimston Hall near Felixstowe.
Groton
Grotena: King's land, kept by William the Chamberlain and Otto the Goldsmith; Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066; Richard FitzGilbert.
Home of John Winthrop, who organized local migration to America and became governor of Massachusetts, 1660-76. A church window, in his memory, was donated by New England Winthrops.
Grundisburgh
Grundesbur / burc(h) / burg(h) / burg: Earl Hugh; Humphrey from Robert Malet's mother; Roger de Poitou and Roger from him; Abbot of Ely and Hervey de Beruari and Algar from him; Geoffrey de Mandeville and Eilric from him; Hervey de Bourges. 3 beehives.
Large; central green; stream. A house rebuilt in 1515 by Thomas Awall, a salter, has a salt-cellar.
Gulpher
Gulpelea: Roger Bigot.
On the outskirts of Felixstowe.
Gusford
Gutthuluesforda:
Lost.

Hacheston
Hacestuna / Hece(s)tuna / Hetcetuna: King's land, kept by Godric; Count Alan; Robert Malet's mother and Gilbert from her; Abbot of St. Edmund's.

Hadleigh
Hetlega: Archbishop Lanfranc. Church, 3 mills. 120 sheep, 20 pigs.
Ancient market town with late medieval buildings and a half-timbered Town Hall. A Romano-British building was found here in 1954.
Halesworth
Halesuuorda / -eurda / Healesuuorda: Count Alan; Bigot de Loges from Earl Hugh; Roger Bigot and Robert de Vals from him. Mill.
Busy town.
Hanchet
Haningehest: Richard FitzGilbert.
Now Hanchet End; Hanchet Hall.
Hargrave
Haragrava: William de Watteville. Church. 40 pigs.
Straggling.
Harkstead
Herchesteda: King's land, kept by Peter de Valognes; Robert Gernon; Countess of Albemarle, formerly Edith the Fair. 2 churches, mill.
Church with Norman windows and a blocked Norman doorway.
Harleston
Heroluetuna: Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066 and Aelons and Peter from him. Church.
Thatched church with a Norman nave and doorway.
Harpole
Holap- / Horap- / Horpola / Horepola / -polo:
Lost.
Hartest
Herte(r)st: Abbot of Ely before and after 1066 and Berner the Crossbowman from him; Richard FitzGilbert. Church. 4 horses, 20 beasts, 25 pigs.
Green.
Hasketon
Hasc(h)etuna / Hashetuna: Robert Malet's mother; Roger de Poitou and Roger son of Ernolf from him; Abbot of Ely; Geoffrey de Mandeville.
The medieval Hundred met by what is now the village post office.
Haspley
Haspelega / Hespelea:
Lost.
Haughley
Hagala: Hugh de Montfort. Church. 6 horses, 18 beasts, 46 sheep, 80 goats.
Farming; remains of a motte and bailey castle destroyed by Flemings in 1173.
Haverhill
Hauerha / Hauerhella / -hol: Abbot of St. Edmund's; Bishop of Bayeux and Tihell from him; Richard FitzGilbert and Pagan from him; Tihell de Herion. Church.
Expanding town, with new estates.
Hawkedon
Auokeduna / Hauokeduna / Hauochenduna: Roger de Poitou; Richard FitzGilbert and Gislebert and Folkered from him. ½ church.
Quiet; 2 timber-framed houses.
Hawstead
Haldsteda / Hersteda: Abbot of St. Edmund's and Odo, Albold, Peter, clerics and Agenetus from him; Richard FitzGilbert.

Helmingham
Elming- / H(el)mingheham / Helmincham / (Hmingheham): Count of Mortain; Earl Hugh; Roger de Poitou; Bishop of Bayeux; Richard FitzGilbert; Roger de Raismes; Humphrey the Chamberlain and Amund from him. 2 churches, 2 beehives.
The hall, the Tollemache family home from the 16th century, is partly Tudor with alterations by Nash and Repton.
Hemingsone
Hami(n)- / Hauungestuna / Haminghelanda: King's land, kept by Roger Bigot; Count Alan; Robert Malet and his mother from him; Garengar from Roger Bigot; Roger de Poitou and Almar the king's reeve and Isaac from him; Rainald from Hervey de Bourges; the Vavassors; William d'Ecouis from Abbot of Ely. 1½ churches.
Straggling; church with Saxon work.
Hemley
Almelega / Halmelega / -leia / Helmele(a): Roger Bigot; Roger de Poitou; William de Nomore from Ralph brother of Ilger; Countess of Albemarle; William d'Arcis.

Hengrave
Hemegretham: Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066. Church. mill. 12 beasts, 20 pigs.
Church with an early Norman tower.
Henham
Henham: Robert of Blythburgh from Ralph Baynard. Mill.
Henham Park, designed by Humphrey Repton.
Henley
Henle(i)a / leie: Humphrey from Robert Malet; Roger de Poitou; Roger d'Auberville and Eudo the Steward from him; Walter the Deacon; Isaac; Abbot of Ely. 2 churches.
Tithe barn.
Henstead
Henestede: William de Warenne and Geoffrey de Petro Ponte from him.

Hepworth
Hepworda: Abbot of St. Edmund's and Fulcher and Peter de Valognes from him; Robert Blunt. Church.
Church with traces of Norman work.
Herringfleet
Heringaflet: King's land, kept by Roger Bigot.
Seaside resort; marshes; remains of a 13th and 14th century Austen priory.
Herringswell
Herni(n)gawella / Hyrningwella: Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066; Richard FitzGilbert; William de Warenne and Roger and Nicholas from him. Church, 2 mills.
Icenian tumuli nearby; remains of a church, possibly Norman.
Hessett
Eteseta / Heteseta: Frodo the Abbot's brother; Abbot of St. Edmund's and Berard from him. Church.
3 moat sites; late medieval church.
Hestley
Hastelea: Ralph de Limesy.
Hestley Hall; moated site.
Heveningham
Evelincham / Heveniggeham: Roger Bigot and Anskettle from him.
Palladian hall, 1778, with a park landscaped by Capability Brown, and an orangery by James Wyatt.
Higham (near Brantham)
Hecham / Hei(h)ham: Ralph de Marci from Count Eustace; Bishop of Bayeux; Osbern from Richard FitzGilbert; Garenger from Roger de Raismes; Gondwin. Mill, 1¼ churches.

Hinderclay
Hilderclea: Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066. Church.
Early Iron Age settlement nearby.
Hintlesham
Hintlesham: King's land, kept by William de Noyers; Ralph from Count Alan. 1½ churches, mill, saltpan. 30 pigs, 200 sheep.
Elizabethan and Palladian hall restored by restauranteur Robert Carrier, 1972.
Hinton
Hinetuna: Roger Bigot and Robert of Blythburgh from him. Church.
Scattered; Hinton Hall; Hinton Springs.
Hitcham
Hecham / Hetcham: Abbot of Ely and Roger Bigot from him; Richard FitzGilbert and Ailward son of Bell from him. Church.
Romano-British settlement nearby. John Henslow, who influenced Darwin and secured his appointment to the Beagle, was rector here from 1837.
Holbrook
Holebroc: Odo from Count Alan.
Royal Hospital School for sons of naval officers.
Hollesley
Holeslea: Robert Malet's mother and Robert de Glanville from her. Church, fishery. 30 pigs, 100 sheep.
Heathland; near the sea.
Holton (near Halesworth)
Holetuna: Robert Malet's mother; Godric the Steward; Robert de Curcun from Roger Bigot.
Church with a Norman tower.
Holton St. Mary
Holetuna: Geoffrey de Mandeville. Church.

Homersfield
Humbresfelda: Bishop of Thetford before and after 1066. 2 churches, mill. 26 pigs, 200 sheep.
Romano-British pottery kilns, excavated in 1959.
Honington
Hunegetuna: Abbot of St. Edmund's. Church.
Marshland; church with a Norman doorway.
Hoo (near Kettleburgh)
Hou: Abbot of Ely before and after 1066 and William de Bouville from him. Church, mill. 24 pigs, 40 goats.
Moated site; 17th century farmhouse.
Hoo (in Sutton)
Hoi / Hou: Robert Malet's mother; Abbot of Ely.
Now Sutton Hoo; Saxon royal burial ground which has yielded a vast amount of archaeological treasure.
Hopton (near Fakenham)
Hopetuna: Abbot of St. Edmund's and Fulcher from him. Mill.
On the Little Ouse.
Hopton (near Lowestoft)
Hotuna: King's land, kept by Roger Bigot. 3 beehives.
Holiday camp near sandy cliffs.
Horham
Horam / Horan(t): Robert Malet's mother and Robert de Glanville, Walter son of Grip and Wwalter de Caen from her; Abbot of St. Edmund's; Bishop of Thetford; Roger de Candos from Hugh de Montfort; Juhichell the Priest; a freeman. Church, 3 beehives. 30 goats, 24 pigs.
Tiny church, with a Norman doorway.
Horringer
Horningeserda / esworda: Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066; Richard FitzGilbert. Church. 14 beasts, 30 pigs.
Round a green; formerly Horningsheath.
Horswold
Horswalda:
Lost.
Houghton
Hoketuna:
Lost.
Hoxne
Hox(a) / Hox- / Hoxna / Oxa: Bishop of Thetford. Church, market. 12 beasts, 80 pigs, 40 goats.
Attractive; round a green.
Hundon
Hune(n)dana: Richard FitzGilbert and Hamo from him. Church, mill, 12 beehives.
Quiet; hillside; overlooking a tributary of the River Stour; 15th century timber-framed house.
Hunston
Hunterstuna: King's land, kept by Godric; Abbot of St. Edmund's and Bucard from him.
Many old cottages; 2 moated sites.
Huntingfield
Huntingafelda / felde: Walter FitzAubrey from Robert Malet's mother. Church, 6 beehives.
Once part of the estate given to Anne of Cleves by Henry VIII; church with Norman work.