Offton

Offton
Offton village sign
Offton is located in Suffolk
Offton
Offton
Location within Suffolk
Population358 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTM0649
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townIpswich
Postcode districtIP8
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°06′23″N 1°00′53″E / 52.106254°N 1.014634°E / 52.106254; 1.014634

Offton is a village in Suffolk, England.[2] The name is derived from the Old English "Offas farm/settlement", suggesting a potential Anglo-Saxon origin for the settlement, if not earlier.[3]

History

The Domesday survey records four landholders in the village in 1086, including estates in the possession of William I and Roger Bigod.[4] Between the four, there were 25 households and three churches recorded, although the number of livestock counted seemngly falls dramatically from 1 cob, 2 cattle, 12 pigs, and 40 sheep in 1066 to nothing in 1086.[4]

At some stage in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Offton castle was constructed within the village. This may have adapted an earlier moated or enclosed site, and by the Anarchy of the twelfth century was in the possession of William de Ambli.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. ^ Kirby, John; Blatchly, John; Dymond, David Percy (2004). John Kirby's Suffolk: His Maps and Roadbooks. Boydell Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-84383-051-1.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names: Offton". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Offton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Heritage Gateway: Monument MSF5285 - Offton Castle". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

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