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Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford is a civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. The parish contains the village of Wetheringsett, together with the hamlets of Blacksmith's Green, Broad Green, Brockford Street (located on the A140), Brockford Green, Knaves Green, Page's Green, Park Green, Pitman's Corner, Wetherup Street and White Horse Corner. In the 2011 census, the population was 669. Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford is home to the All Saints Church and the Wetheringsett Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. The parish also contains 55 listed buildings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/suffolk/wetheringsett-cum-brockford )〕 ==History== In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson described Wetheringsett as: :''"...a parish, with W. village and Brockford hamlet, in Hartismere district, Suffolk; 5 miles SSW of Eye r. station. It has a post-office under Stonham. Acres, 3,783. Real property, £6,986. Pop., 1,072. Houses, 231. The property is subdivided. W. House is the seat of H. Brooke, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £714. * Patron, the Rev. J. P. Sill. The church is good. There are a parochial school, and townlands and charities £118." '' In Old English, the name 'Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford' historically translates to 'fold of the people of Wetherden' and Brockford can also translate to either 'badger ford' or 'brook ford'.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Suffolk/Wetheringsett%20cum%20Brockford )〕 A 'brook' is defined as a small stream and a 'ford' is a shallow crossing in a river.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ford )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/brook?s=t )〕 Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford is featured in the Domesday book 5 times. In one particular entry, Wetheringsett is in the Hatismere hundred of Suffolk. The entry stated 48 households and mentioned resources including, 4 acres of meadow, 1 church and woodland. As well as this, the entry consisted of 10 villages, 9 smallholders, 2 slaves and 4 freemen.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TL6547/withersfield/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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