Blyford (formerly known as Blythford) is a village and
civil parish in the
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district of
Suffolk
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, England, about east of
Halesworth and separated from
Wenhaston
Wenhaston is a village situated to the south of the River Blyth in northeastern Suffolk, England. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 563.
History
Roman coins, pottery and building materials unearthed in local fields indicate the existenc ...
by the
River Blyth, Suffolk
The River Blyth is a river in east Suffolk, England. Its source is near Laxfield and it reaches a tidal estuary between Southwold and Walberswick on the North Sea coast.
Course
The course of the river passes through agricultural land between L ...
to the south. It is in the civil parish of
Sotherton.
Population in 1801 was 163 and by 1840 had risen to 223. In 1861 the population was 193.
In 1870–72,
John Marius Wilson's ''
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
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'' described Blyford like this:
On 9 August 2010,
BBC Radio Suffolk reported at the 14th/15th century thatched Queen's Head Inn. The inn sign features
St Etheldreda
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as the Queen. Chickens are located at the inn. The thatched roof was replaced in 1988 after a fire.
The church is just across the road from the inn with rumours of a smugglers' passage being located there.
The church was built in 1088, with a 13th-century font added.
References
External links
Blyford All Saints church website
Villages in Suffolk
Civil parishes in Suffolk
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