Instead, Suffolk

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.

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 52.374°N 1.296°E / 52.374; 1.296

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

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