Dallinghoo

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.

Dallinghoo
St. Mary's church, Dallinghoo
Dallinghoo Location within Suffolk
Population	171 (2011)[1]
District	East Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Woodbridge
Postcode district	IP13
Dialling code	01728
UK Parliament	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
List of places UK England Suffolk 52.146°N 1.312°E / 52.146; 1.312

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.^[2]

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 52.1464°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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Press

Dallinghoo was featured in the press in 2009 after £500,000 worth of Iceni gold coins were found in a field.^[5]