In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wilford like this:

WILFORD, a hundred in the SE of Suffolk; containing 17 parishes. Acres, 33,012. Pop. in 1851, 8,469; in 1861, 8,087. Houses, 1,744.

Wilford through time

Wilford is now part of EAST SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wilford itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wilford, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20846

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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