Dallinghoo Wield

Dallinghoo Wield is a former civil parish 1 mile (1.6 km) from Dallinghoo village, now in the parish of Dallinghoo, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. In 1971 the parish had a population of 0.^[1] It was claimed to have been the smallest English parish.^[2][3]

Dallinghoo Wield
Map of the parish in 1887.
Dallinghoo Wield Location within Suffolk
Population	0 (1971 census)
Civil parish	Dallinghoo
District	East Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Woodbridge
Postcode district	IP13
UK Parliament	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
List of places UK England Suffolk 52.13°N 1.299°E / 52.13; 1.299

History

Dallinghoo Wield was formerly an extra-parochial area,^[4] in 1858 it became a civil parish.^[5] On 1 April 1985 the parish was abolished and merged into Dallinghoo.^[6]

Geography

Dallinghoo Wield covered 38 acres consisting of four small fields and a woodland.^[7][8]