Pakefield

Other current and historical names

Pagafella
Paggefella

Built-Up Area: Lowestoft
Parish/Community: Waveney, unparished area
District/Borough: Waveney
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 52°26'54"N 1°43'34"E
Eastings/Northings: 653302, 289923
OS Grid: TM533899
Mapcode Local: GBR YTV.K85
Mapcode Global: VHM6M.VQYC

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Pakefield within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Pakefield in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Pakefield, coast par. and vil., Suffolk, 2 miles SW. of Lowestoft, 771 ac., pop. 884; P.O., T.O.

Pakefield in the Domesday Book

A village in Lothing hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Gyrth
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Hugh
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Earl Hugh
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough
- Churches: 0.5
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, six
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

British Place Names

Pakefield, Suffolk

Pakefield is a suburban area in Lowestoft, Suffolk

Pakefield in historic gazetteers

Pakefield in the Domesday Book