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| - | An administrative area of nominally 100 [[hides]] of land. There were fifteen Hundreds in [[Shropshire]], although the nominal land area is significantly greater. | + | An administrative area of nominally 100 [[hides]] of land. There were fifteen Hundreds in [[Shropshire]], at the time of [[Domesday]] although the nominal land area is significantly greater. |
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| + | The word comes from the Latin term ''Hundredum'', and meant a district within a Shire, whose assembly of notables and village representatives normally met abount once a month. | ||
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| + | ===Domesday Hundreds === | ||
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| + | The Hundreds of Domesday book were basically the Saxon Hundreds, largely named after hilltop,s prominent trees or woods, and isoltated stones, tumulii and mounds. | ||
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| + | === Medieval Hundreds === | ||
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| + | [[Shropshire]]'s Hundreds were reorganised in medieval times. This reorganisation was driven by three factors:- | ||
| + | # the removal of western and south-western parts of the county into the [[Marcher lordships]] | ||
| + | # the absorbtion into the south-eastern parts of the county of manors from [[Shropshire]] and some stated to be from [[Warwickshire]] (Probably an outlier from the rest of [[Warwickshire]] | ||
| + | # the creation of "liberties" of [[Wenlock Liberty|Wenlock]], [[Shrewsbury Liberty|Shrewsbury]], and [[Cleobury Mortimer Liberty|Cleobury Mortimer]], | ||
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| + | together with other minor re-orgisational boundary changes. | ||
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| + | ==== Timing of the changes ==== | ||
| + | It is not clear exactly when these changes were completed, or even whether they were all carried out at one time. They may well have been completed by the accession of [[Henry II]] (1154) and most of the new names have been identified as used by 1203. Therefore, for game purposes medieval hundreds should be used. | ||
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| + | ==== Details of the changes ==== | ||
| + | Details of the changes are listed under the entries for the individual hundreds. | ||
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[[Category:Administrative]] | [[Category:Administrative]] | ||
Current revision as of 13:45, 21 March 2006
An administrative area of nominally 100 hides of land. There were fifteen Hundreds in Shropshire, at the time of Domesday although the nominal land area is significantly greater.
The word comes from the Latin term Hundredum, and meant a district within a Shire, whose assembly of notables and village representatives normally met abount once a month.
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Domesday Hundreds
The Hundreds of Domesday book were basically the Saxon Hundreds, largely named after hilltop,s prominent trees or woods, and isoltated stones, tumulii and mounds.
Medieval Hundreds
Shropshire's Hundreds were reorganised in medieval times. This reorganisation was driven by three factors:-
- the removal of western and south-western parts of the county into the Marcher lordships
- the absorbtion into the south-eastern parts of the county of manors from Shropshire and some stated to be from Warwickshire (Probably an outlier from the rest of Warwickshire
- the creation of "liberties" of Wenlock, Shrewsbury, and Cleobury Mortimer,
together with other minor re-orgisational boundary changes.
Timing of the changes
It is not clear exactly when these changes were completed, or even whether they were all carried out at one time. They may well have been completed by the accession of Henry II (1154) and most of the new names have been identified as used by 1203. Therefore, for game purposes medieval hundreds should be used.
Details of the changes
Details of the changes are listed under the entries for the individual hundreds.
Articles in category "Hundred"
The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
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