Hartismere was a

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, that later gave its name to a poor law union, a rural sanitary district, and the

Hartismere Rural District Hartismere Rural District was a rural district in the county of East Suffolk, England. It was expanded in 1934 by merging with the disbanded Hoxne Rural District with a slight readjustment of boundaries. It was named after the ancient Hundred ...

. Listed as ''Hertesmere'' in the

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, the name of the hundred is derived from "Hart's mere" where Hart is a personal name. Hartismere also gives its name to the 11-19 Co-educational Foundation School based in

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. It serves pupils aged 11–16 years whilst the associated sixth form college instructs 16-19 year students. The School is distinctive in having particularly close links to the Hartismere Community. It is also the name of a hospital and maternity unit at Eye.

Parishes

Hartismere Hundred consisted of the following 32 parishes:1841 Census

References

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