Dallinghoo

Dallinghoo
St. Mary's church, Dallinghoo
Dallinghoo is located in Suffolk
Dallinghoo
Dallinghoo
Location within Suffolk
Population171 (2011)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWoodbridge
Postcode districtIP13
Dialling code01728
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°08′46″N 1°18′43″E / 52.146°N 1.312°E / 52.146; 1.312

Dallinghoo is a village and civil parish about three miles (5 km) north of Woodbridge, East Suffolk, Suffolk, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 171.

History

On 1 April 1985, the separate parish of Dallinghoo Wield (which covered just 38 acres and was uninhabited) was merged with Dallinghoo parish. Prior to merger, Dallinghoo Wield was claimed to be the smallest civil parish in England.

Location

Dallinghoo is formed from Church Road to the west, Pound Hill to the south and branches northeast after the centre of the village. Dallinghoo Village Hall is on Church Road near its junction with Pound Hill, a little north of the village at 52°08′47″N 1°18′45″E / 52.1464°N 1.3124°E / 52.1464; 1.3124.

Buildings

Dallinghoo's church was originally a large building with a central tower but the chancel has since been destroyed. The Church also had connections with nearby Letheringham Abbey.

People

Dallinghoo is the birthplace of Francis Light, founder of Penang in Malaysia and father of William Light, the founder of Adelaide in Australia.

Wickham Market Hoard

Dallinghoo was featured in the press in 2009 when £500,000 worth of Iron Age, Iceni gold staters were found in a field.

Described as "the largest hoard of British Iron Age gold coins to be studied in its entirety", the hoard was discovered in March 2008 by Michael Darke, using a metal detector. After excavation of the site, a total of 825 coins were found, and by the time the hoard was declared treasure trove, 840 coins had been discovered. The coins date from 40 BC to 15 AD.

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Keith, Spicer. "Dallinghoo History". Dallinghoo Parish Website. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "St Mary, Dallinghoo". The Suffolk churches site. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Steuart, A. Francis (1901). A Short Sketch of the Lives of Francis and William Light. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company. pp. 4.
  5. ↑ "Iceni coins worth £500,000 found". BBC News Online. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Rudd, Chris (January 2009). "King's Gold Hoard from Suffolk" (PDF). Coin News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  7. ↑ "Iron Age coins declared treasure". BBC. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2010.

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