Dallinghoo Wield

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name= Dallinghoo Wield

| country= England

| region= East of England

| civil_parish = Dallinghoo

|constituency_westminster = Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

|shire_district = East Suffolk

| os_grid_reference=

| coordinates = {{coord|52.13|1.299|display=inline,title}}

| population= 0

| population_ref= (1971 census)

| post_town= Woodbridge

| postcode_area= IP

| postcode_district= IP13

| dial_code=

| shire_county= Suffolk

| hide_services= Yes

| static_image = Dallinghoo Wield Map.png

| static_image_caption= Map of the parish in 1887.

}}

Dallinghoo Wield is a former civil parish {{convert|1|mi|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.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10253019/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Dallinghoo Wield CP/ExP through time|publisher=Vision of Britain|accessdate=9 March 2024}} It was claimed to have been the smallest English parish.{{Cite web |last=Keith |first=Spicer |title=Dallinghoo History |url=https://www.dallinghoo.org.uk/our-village/history-2/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Dallinghoo Parish Website}}{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/RegDists|title=Suffolk Registration Districts and Poor Law Unions (1836)|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=31 January 2020}}

History

Dallinghoo Wield was formerly an extra-parochial area,{{Cite web |title=Dallinghoo Wield, Suffolk Genealogy |url=https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Dallinghoo_Wield,_Suffolk_Genealogy |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=familysearch.org}} in 1858 it became a civil parish.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10253019|title=Relationships and Changes Dallinghoo Wield CP/ExP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 January 2020}} On 1 April 1985 the parish was abolished and merged into Dallinghoo.{{cite web|url=https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/12522/suffolk-coastal-district-parishes-order-1984.pdf|title=The Suffolk Coastal District (Parishes) Order 1984|publisher=Local Government Boundary Commission for England|accessdate=31 January 2020}}

Geography

Dallinghoo Wield covered 38 acres consisting of four small fields and a woodland.{{Cite web |title=Suffolk Heritage. Parish: Dallinghoo |url=https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/media/pdfs/dallinghoo.pdf |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Suffolk Heritage}}{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/RegDists|title=Suffolk Registration Districts and Poor Law Unions (1836)|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=31 January 2020}}

References

Category:Former civil parishes in Suffolk

Category:East Suffolk (district)