Withersdale
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Withersdale is a village in the civil parish of Mendham, in the Mid Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. In 1881 the parish had a population of 158.[1] Withersdale has a church called St Mary Magdalene.[2]
History
[edit]The name "Withersdale" means 'Wether valley' or possibly 'Vithar's valley'.[3] Witherdale was recorded in the Domesday Book as Weresdel.[4] Withersdale was in the Hoxne hundred.[5] On 25 March 1885 the parish was abolished and merged with Metfield, Mendham and Linstead Parva.[6][7]
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- ^ "Population statistics Withersdale AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "St Mary Magdalene, Withersdale". Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Withersdale Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Suffolk V-Z". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Withersdale CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Hoxne Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Withersdale" (PDF). Heritage Suffolk. Retrieved 5 November 2020.