Loes Hundred

Loes was a hundred of Suffolk, with an area of 31,321 acres (126.75 km2).

[1][2] Loes Hundred was long and thin in shape, around 15 miles (24 km) long and between 2 and 6 miles (9.7 km) wide.

It followed the course of the River Deben from Cretingham to Ufford where it crossed Wilford Hundred to Woodbridge where it widened considerably.

The town and port of Woodbridge fell within the hundred but was detached from the main part by about three miles (5 km).

[3] The area is a picturesque district of hill and valley watered by the Deben, the River Ore and their tributary streams, and the loamy soil is well suited to barley, wheat and beans.