Instead, Suffolk

Instead
Instead
	Instead Manor in 2010
	Instead Location within Suffolk
OS grid reference	TM223807
Civil parish	Weybread;
District	Mid Suffolk;
Shire county	Suffolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	IP21
Dialling code	01379
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Waveney Valley;
	List of places UK England Suffolk 52°22′26″N 1°17′46″E / 52.374°N 1.296°E

Instead is a settlement in the north west part of Weybread, in the Mid Suffolk district, in Suffolk, England, it was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. It is included marshland along the banks of the River Waveney which constituted the border with Needham, Norfolk.

History

With a recorded population of two households, it was amongst the smallest 20% of settlements recorded in the Domesday Book.In 1066 the manor belonged to Æthelmær of Elmham, however he had been removed by 1086 and manor then belonged to William the Conqueror ^[1] It was in the Hoxne Hundred.

References

^ Powell-Smith, Anna . "Instead | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Open Domesday. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

[OD_Instead-1] Powell-Smith, Anna . "Instead | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Open Domesday. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

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