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| − | '''Bray Hundred''' is one of the [[hundred]]s of [[Berkshire]]. It is situated in the north-eastern part of the county, bounded to the east by the [[Thames]], across which lies [[Buckinghamshire]]. To the north lies [[ | + | '''Bray Hundred''' is one of the [[hundred]]s of [[Berkshire]]. It is situated in the north-eastern part of the county, bounded to the east by the [[Thames]], across which lies [[Buckinghamshire]]. To the north lies [[Cookham Hundred]]; to the south, [[Ripplesmere Hundred]]; and to the west, [[Beynhurst Hundred]]. There is also a boundary with a detached part of [[Wargrave Hundred]] to the south-west. |
| − | The hundred seems to have been co-extensive with the parish of [[Bray]] at the time of the [[Domesday]] Survey.<ref name=vch>{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol3/p92|title=The Hundred of Bray}} - {{VCH|Berks}}</ref> It is one of the ''Seven Hundreds of Windsor Forest'' which were often termed ''the Seven Hundreds of Cobham and Bray'' during the 13th and 14th centuries. | + | The hundred seems to have been co-extensive with the parish of [[Bray, Berkshire|Bray]] at the time of the [[Domesday]] Survey.<ref name=vch>{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol3/p92|title=The Hundred of Bray}} - {{VCH|Berks}}</ref> It is one of the ''Seven Hundreds of Windsor Forest'' which were often termed ''the Seven Hundreds of Cobham and Bray'' during the 13th and 14th centuries. |
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| + | Bray Hundred had a population of 32,649 in 2011. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:37, 16 February 2019
Bray Hundred is one of the hundreds of Berkshire. It is situated in the north-eastern part of the county, bounded to the east by the Thames, across which lies Buckinghamshire. To the north lies Cookham Hundred; to the south, Ripplesmere Hundred; and to the west, Beynhurst Hundred. There is also a boundary with a detached part of Wargrave Hundred to the south-west.
The hundred seems to have been co-extensive with the parish of Bray at the time of the Domesday Survey.[1] It is one of the Seven Hundreds of Windsor Forest which were often termed the Seven Hundreds of Cobham and Bray during the 13th and 14th centuries.
Bray Hundred had a population of 32,649 in 2011.
References
- ↑ "The Hundred of Bray". https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol3/p92. - A History of the County of Berkshire - Volume : {{{2}}} (Victoria County History)
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