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Suffolk I-M

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Icklingham

Ecclingaham: King's land, kept by William de Noyers; Ranulph Peverel; Moruant from Eudo FitzSpirwic. Church, 2 mills.

2 parish churches; site of a Roman villa.

Ickworth

Ikewortha: Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066. Church, mill.

Home of the Hervey family since the 15th century; church with traces of Norman work.

Ilketshall

Elcheteshala / Ilchet(el)eshala: Earl Hugh; Godric the Steward. Church, ½ mill.

Now 4 villages, Ilketshall St. Andrew, St. John and St. Margaret, all with churches with Norman traces, and Ilketshall St. Lawrence, which stands within a Roman earthwork.

Ingham

Incham / Ingham: Roger de Poitou; Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 166. Church, mill. 30 pigs, 520 sheep.

Instead

Isteda: A freeman. ¼ mill.

Instead Manor House by the River Waveney.

Ipswich

Gepesuiz / -wic / Gopeswic / wiz / Gipewid / -wiz / Gypeswiz: King's land, kept by William de Noyers; Count Alan; Robert Malet; Lefflett a free woman; Bishop of Bayeux and Roger Bigot from him; Richard FitzGilbert; Hugh de Montfort; Geoffrey de Mandeville; Roger de Raismes; Ralph brother of Ilger; Walter the Deacon; Norman. 6 churches, 1 and one third of a mill, grange, 130 burgesses, 100 poor burgesses.

Thriving port and market town, the county's administrative centre. Settled since Paleolithic times it was a walled town in the Middle Ages, but retained its Anglo-Saxon street pattern. 12 medieval churches still stand; St. Mary at the Elms contains Norman work.

Isleton

Isleuestuna:

Lost.

Ixworth

Giswortha / Icse- / Ixewrda: Abbot of St. Edmund's and Robert Blunt from him; a freeman. Church, mill, park, vineyard.

Ancient; on the Roman Peddar's Way; 13th century Abbey House.

Ixworth Thorpe

Torp(a): William d'Ecouis; Peter de Valognes, formerly Queen Edith; Abbot of St. Edmund's and Robert Blunt from him; Sasselin, a free man. Church (with Market Weston), mill.

Manor house.

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Kalweton

Caluwetuna:

Lost.

Kedington

Kidituna: Abbot of St. Edmund's; Richard FitzGilbert; Ralph Baynard. Church, mill.

Suburb of Haverhill; church with a Roman building under the floor and a Saxon cross, c.900.

Kelsale

Cara- / Kereshalla / Cheres(s)ala / Chylesheala / Keles- / Kireshala: Robert Malet; Roger Bigot. Church. 100 sheep, 30 pigs.

Guildhall, c.1500, now a school; church with a Norman doorway.

Kembroke

Kele- / Kenebroc / Kinebroh: Roger Bigot and William de Burnoville from him; Abbot of Ely; Kenold from Hervey de Bourges. 2 mills.

Kembroke Hall; cottages by Mill River.

Kenton

Chenetuna / Kenetona / -tuna: Robert Malet's mother and Tiger and William Gulafra from her; Abbot of St. Edmund's and Dorand from him; Roger Bigot and Ralph de Savigny from Bishop of Bayeux. Church, 6 beehives. 16 beasts, 40 pigs, 25 goats.

Kentwell

Kanewella: Frodo the Abbot's brother. 40 pigs.

Kentwell Downs, an ancient hall near a Roman road.

Kersey

Cereseia: Chatteris Abbey; Richard FitzGilbert. Church, mill.

Centre for manufacturing Kersey cloth in the Middle Ages. The main street runs down both sides of a valley to a water-splash.

Kesgrave

Gressegrava: Robert Malet's mother. ½ church.

Suburb of Ipswich.

Kessingland

Kessingalanda / gelanda: King's land, kept by Roger Bigot; Earl Hugh and Hugh FitzNorman from him; Hugh de Montfort. Mill (100 herrings). 43 pigs.

Seaside town.

Kettlebaston

Kitelbeomastuna: Abbot of St. Edmund's and Gamas and Humphrey from him.

Remote; moated site.

Kettleburgh

Cetelbirig / Chetel- / Ketelbiria / Chettlebiriga / Ketdesbirig / Ketlebere / Kettleberga: Count Alan; Robert Malet's mother and Humphrey from her; Roger de Poitou. Church.

Kingsland

Kingeslanda:

Lost.

Kingston

Kyngestuna: Abbot of Ely before and after 1066.

Adjoining Woodbridge.

Kirkley

Kirkelea: King's land, kept by Roger Bigot; Hugh de Montfort.

Part of Lowestoft.

Kirkton (in Shotley)

Cherchetuna: Richard FitzGilbert.

Now Shotley.

Kirton

Kirketuna: Roger Bigot and Wihtmar from him; Roger de Raismes. Church.

Knettishall

Ghenetessala / Gnedassala / -eshalla / Gnateshala: King's land; Abbot of St. Edmund's and Fulcher from him. Church, mill, ½ mill.

Barrows nearby.

Knoddishall

Chenotessala / Cnotesheala / -heale: Roger Bigot and Ranulf FitzWalter from him.

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Lackford

Leacforda: Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066. Church, 2 mills. 9 beasts, 160 sheep.

On the Roman Icknield Way; church with Norman work.

Lakenheath

Lakingaheda / -hethe / Laringahetha / -geheta: Abbot of Ely before and after 1066; Richard FitzGilbert; Eudo the Steward. Church, mill, 8 fisheries, fishing boat. 100 sheep.

Overlooking fenland; church with a Norman chancel arch; Neolithic to Roman settlements; one of the largest US airbases in Britain.

Langer

Langestuna: Roger Bigot and Ralph de Turlaville from him.

Landguard Common and Point, near Felixstowe Port.

Langham

Langham: Abbot of St. Edmund's; Robert Blunt. Church.

Lavenham

Lauen(ham): Frodo the Abbot's brother from the king; Aubrey de Vere. Mill, vineyard.

Small agricultural and weaving town famous for its beauty; 15th and 16th century timber-framed houses, including a Wool Hall and Guildhall. The cloth trade flourished here from the 14th to the 16th century.

Lawshall

Lawessala: Abbot of Ramsey. Church.

Linear earthworks.

Laxfield

Laxefelda: Robert Malet's mother and Walter from her. Church, 7 beehives. 392 sheep, 20 beasts, 37 pigs, 23 goats.

Guildhall (c. 1519) now a museum. Birthplace of William Dowsing (c.1596), Hammer of the Puritans; who smashed his way through 150 churches in 50 days.

Layham

Lafham / Latham / Leiham: King's land, kept by William de Noyers; Abbot of St. Edmund's and Berard from him; Eudo the Steward; William de Alno from Robert Gernon; Hugh de Grandmesnil; Ralph Pinel. Church, mill.

Watermill.

Leiston

Le(d)estuna / Len- / Leis- / Leestuna: Robert Malet's mother and Gilbert and Fulcred from her. 3 churches, mill.

Coastal town. In the early 19th century, the Leiston Iron Works produced a famous portable steam engine and threshing machine.

Letheringham

Letheringaham / Ledringaham: Roger de Poitou; Abbot of Ely; Geoffrey de Mandeville. Church, mill, 5 beehives. 30 pigs, 80 goats.

Watermill.

Levington

Leventona / Levetuna: William de Burnoville from Roger Bigot; Hugh de Montfort. Church.

Lidgate

Litgata: Walter de Vatteville; Rainald le Breton.

Motte and bailey castle; birthplace (c.1370) of the poet John Lydgate, also known as the Monk of Bury.

Linburne

Linburna:

Lost.

Lindsey

Balesheia / Blalsega: Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066; Richard FitzGilbert. Church.

Motte and bailey castle site.

Linstead

Linesteda / stede: Walter from Robert Malet's mother. 20 pigs, 20 goats.

Now the hamlet of Linstead Magna with moated sites, and the village of Linstead Magna.

Little Bealings

Parva Belinges: Roger Bigot from Bishop of Bayeux; Abbot of Ely; Hugh de Montfort; Hervey de Bourges and Geoffrey from him. Mill.

Little Charsfield

Parva Ceresfella: Count Alan.

Now Charsfield.

Littlecross

Litelcross:

Lost on the Deben estuary.

Little Fakenham

Litla Fachenham: Abbot of St. Edmund's and Peter from him. 12 beasts, 20 pigs, 300 sheep.

Little Glemham

Thieue Gliemham: Count Alan.

Little Livermere

Litla Livermera: Abbot of St. Edmund's. Church.

Loose

Losa: Leustan, the pre-Conquest holder, from Ranulph Peverel, formerly King Edward.

Loose Hall, near Wattisham.

Loudham

Lud(e)hum: Count Alan; Robert Malet's mother and Walter FitzAubrey and Walter de Caen from her; Roger Bigot; Abbot of Ely; Bishop of Evreux; Hervey de Bourges. Church, mill.

Loudham Hall, near the River Deben and Wickham Market.

Lound

Lunda: King's land, kept by Roger Bigot. 2 beehives.

Duckpond.

Lowestoft

Lothuwistoft: King's land, kept by Roger Bigot. 160 sheep.

Large holiday resort, fishing port and industrial town.

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Malton

Meltuna: Count Alan; Robert Malet's mother and Humphrey from her; Roger de Poitou and Roger FitzArnold from him; Abbot of Ely; William son of Sahuala from Geoffrey de Mandeville. Mill.

Suburb of Woodbridge; mill house on the River Deben.

Manston

Manestuna: Abbot of St. Edmund's and Garin from him; Richard FitzGilbert; Swein of Essex.

Manston Hall, near Whepstead.

Manton

Manetuna:

Lost.

Market Weston

Westuna: William d'Ecouis and Huard de Vernon from him. Church (with Ixworth Thorpe).

Moated site; Romano-British kiln, excavated 1965.

Marlesford

Marl / Merlesforda: King's land, kept by Godric; Count Alan; Robert Malet's mother; Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066. Church, mill, 3 beehives.

Martlesham

Merlesham: Ralph brother of Ilger. Church, mill, 12 beehives. 20 beasts, 212 sheep.

Large; tumuli and signs of early settlements; large airfields.

Martley

Martelaialle / Mertlega: Count Alan; Robert Malet's mother and William Gulafra from her; Roger de Poitou; Hervey de Bourges. Church.

Martley Hall.

Mellis

Melle(l)s / Metles: Abbot of St. Edmund's; Aubrey de Vere and Adelm from him.

Enormous green bounded by ditches; moated site; ancient manor house.

Mells

Mealla: Robert de Tosny. Church.

Remains of a Norman chapel.

Mendham

Men(d)ham / Menneham: Robert Malet's mother and Humphrey from her; Roger de Poitou; Godric the Steward; Abbot of St. Edmund's and Frodo from him; Bishop of Thetford. 2 churches, 2 mills. 41 pigs, 36 goats.

Marshland.

Mendlesham

Melde(s)ham / Melnesham / -ssam / Menlessam / Mun(d)lesham: King's land, kept by Godric. Church.

Large; moated site.

Mettingham

Metingaham: Warin from Earl Hugh. Church.

Gatehouse and ruins of castle, 1344; church with a Norman doorway.

Mickfield

Mucelfelda / Mulcelfel: Abbot of St. Edmund's before and after 1066 and Berengar from him; Ralph de Savigny from Ranulph Peverel. Church. 21 goats.

Moated farmsteads.

Middleton

Middeltuna / Mi(l)detuna: Count Alan; Roger Bigot from Earl Hugh; Gilbert Blunt from Robert Malet; Ranulf the nephew from William de Warenne. Church.

The parish was united with Fordley in 1620 'because the bells and people of one church disturbed those of the other'; church with Norman work.

Milden

Mellinga: Abbot of St. Edmund's; Walter the Deacon. Church, mill. 22 pigs.

Motte.

Minsmere

Menesmara / Milsemere: Robert Malet's mother and Leuric Coc from her; Roger Bigot.

Area by the sea; Minsmere Level at the mouth of the River Minsmere.

Monewdon

Munge- / Mangedena / Mun(e)gadena: Humphrey from Robert Malet's mother; Roger de Poitou; Abbot of Ely; Countess of Albemarle. Church.

Straggling; 3 Elizabethan farms; church with Norman windows.

Morston

Morestuna / -tona / Mot(h)estuna: Count of Mortain; Roger Bigot and William de Silva from him; Robert Malet from Abbot of Ely; Ralph brother of Ilger.

Morston Hall.

Moulton

Muletuna: Archbishop Lanfranc. 4 beehives.

Large; medieval packhorse bridge over the River Kennet.

Mutford

Mutford: King's land, kept by Roger Bigot. 2 churches, 2 beehives. 7 beasts, 30 pigs, 160 sheep, 50 goats.

Church with Norman work.

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