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'''Manshead''' is a hundred of [[Bedfordshire]]. It encompasses the | '''Manshead''' is a hundred of [[Bedfordshire]]. It encompasses the south-west part of the county, stretching from [[Salford, Bedfordshire|Salford]] to [[Studham]] and from [[Leighton Buzzard]] to [[Houghton Regis]] and [[Dunstable]].<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/bound_map_page.jsp?first=true&u_id=10031114&c_id=10001043 Vision of Britain: Manshead Hundred Boundaries].</ref> It had a population of 110,524 in 2011. | ||
The hundred is named after a site in [[Eversholt]] parish. The area west of the [[Watling Street]] is recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] as the half-hundred of [[Stanbridge, Bedfordshire|Stanbridge]], and there is also a mention of a hundred called ''Odecroft'' which may have covered the area south of the [[Ouzel Brook]]. By the early 14th century, these areas had effectively been incorporated into Manshead hundred.<ref>F. R. Thorn, "Hundreds and wapentakes", in A. Williams and G. H. Martin (editors), ''The Bedfordshire Domesday'', Alecto Historical Editions, 1991, ISBN 0-948459-84-0, pages 59, 63 and 64.</ref> | The hundred is named after a site in [[Eversholt]] parish. The area west of the [[Watling Street]] is recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] as the half-hundred of [[Stanbridge, Bedfordshire|Stanbridge]], and there is also a mention of a hundred called ''Odecroft'' which may have covered the area south of the [[Ouzel Brook]]. By the early 14th century, these areas had effectively been incorporated into Manshead hundred.<ref>F. R. Thorn, "Hundreds and wapentakes", in A. Williams and G. H. Martin (editors), ''The Bedfordshire Domesday'', Alecto Historical Editions, 1991, ISBN 0-948459-84-0, pages 59, 63 and 64.</ref> | ||
==Parishes== | ==Parishes== | ||
The hundred contains the following parishes: | The hundred contains the following ancient parishes: | ||
[[Aspley Guise]] | {{div col|3}} | ||
*[[Aspley Guise]] | |||
*[[Battlesden]] | |||
*[[Chalgrave]] | |||
*[[Dunstable]] | |||
*[[Eaton Bray]] | |||
*[[Eversholt]] | |||
*[[Harlington, Bedfordshire|Harlington]] | |||
*[[Hockliffe]] | |||
*[[Hulcote, Bedfordshire|Hulcote]] | |||
*[[Houghton Regis]] | |||
*[[Husborne Crawley]] | |||
*[[Leighton Buzzard]] | |||
*[[Milton Bryan]] | |||
*[[Potsgrove]] | |||
*[[Salford, Bedfordshire|Salford]] | |||
*[[Studham]] (part)<sup>*</sup> | |||
*[[Tilsworth]] | |||
*[[Tingrith]] | |||
*[[Toddington, Bedfordshire|Toddington]] | |||
*[[Totternhoe]] | |||
*[[Westoning]] | |||
*[[Whipsnade]] | |||
*[[Woburn, Bedfordshire|Woburn]] | |||
{{div col end}} | |||
<sup>*</sup>: Partly in Hertfordshire. | |||
==Recent use of the name== | ==Recent use of the name== | ||
*When the Manshead Archaeological Society ([http://www.manshead.org.uk/ www.manshead.org.uk]) was formed in 1952, the name of the | *When the Manshead Archaeological Society ([http://www.manshead.org.uk/ www.manshead.org.uk]) was formed in 1952, the name of the hundred was chosen to embrace the intended area of activity.<ref>J. Schneider, "The Manshead Archaeological Society 1951–1991", ''Bedfordshire Archaeology'', 20, page 96, 1992.</ref> | ||
*[http://www.mansheadschool.co.uk/ Manshead Upper School] took the name of the Hundred after much discussion in 1972 when comprehensive schools were introduced in Dunstable.<ref>''Northfields School 1936–1986'', Dunstable Town Council, page 59.</ref> | *[http://www.mansheadschool.co.uk/ Manshead Upper School] took the name of the Hundred after much discussion in 1972 when comprehensive schools were introduced in Dunstable.<ref>''Northfields School 1936–1986'', Dunstable Town Council, page 59.</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:15, 7 May 2021
Manshead is a hundred of Bedfordshire. It encompasses the south-west part of the county, stretching from Salford to Studham and from Leighton Buzzard to Houghton Regis and Dunstable.[1] It had a population of 110,524 in 2011.
The hundred is named after a site in Eversholt parish. The area west of the Watling Street is recorded in the Domesday Book as the half-hundred of Stanbridge, and there is also a mention of a hundred called Odecroft which may have covered the area south of the Ouzel Brook. By the early 14th century, these areas had effectively been incorporated into Manshead hundred.[2]
Parishes
The hundred contains the following ancient parishes:
*: Partly in Hertfordshire.
Recent use of the name
- When the Manshead Archaeological Society (www.manshead.org.uk) was formed in 1952, the name of the hundred was chosen to embrace the intended area of activity.[3]
- Manshead Upper School took the name of the Hundred after much discussion in 1972 when comprehensive schools were introduced in Dunstable.[4]
References
- ↑ Vision of Britain: Manshead Hundred Boundaries.
- ↑ F. R. Thorn, "Hundreds and wapentakes", in A. Williams and G. H. Martin (editors), The Bedfordshire Domesday, Alecto Historical Editions, 1991, ISBN 0-948459-84-0, pages 59, 63 and 64.
- ↑ J. Schneider, "The Manshead Archaeological Society 1951–1991", Bedfordshire Archaeology, 20, page 96, 1992.
- ↑ Northfields School 1936–1986, Dunstable Town Council, page 59.
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