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[[File:Park Reigate 02.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Reigate Castle]]
 
[[File:Park Reigate 02.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Reigate Castle]]
 
[[File:Reigate Hundred - Surrey.svg|right|thumb|220px|The Hundred of Reigate in Surrey]]
 
[[File:Reigate Hundred - Surrey.svg|right|thumb|220px|The Hundred of Reigate in Surrey]]
'''Reigate''' is a hundred of [[Surrey]], in the east of the county.  It takes its name from the town of [[Reigate]], a substantial place even in the Middle Ages, with its motte castle and land which become the towns of [[Redhill]] and [[Horley]]
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'''Reigate''' is a hundred of [[Surrey]], in the east of the county.  It takes its name from the town of [[Reigate]], a substantial place even in the Middle Ages, with its motte castle and land which become the towns of [[Redhill, Surrey|Redhill]] and [[Horley]].
  
 
==Scope==
 
==Scope==
 
The Reigate hundred includes the ancient parishes of:<ref>{{brithist|42949|Reigate Hundred}}</ref>
 
The Reigate hundred includes the ancient parishes of:<ref>{{brithist|42949|Reigate Hundred}}</ref>
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*[[Betchworth]]
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*[[Burstow]]
*[[Betchworth]],
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*[[Buckland, Surrey|Buckland]]
*[[Burstow]],
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*[[Charlwood]]
*[[Buckland, Surrey|Buckland]],
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*[[Chipstead, Surrey|Chipstead]]
*[[Charlwood]],
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*[[Ewell]] (Kingswood)<sup>*</sup>
*[[Chipstead, Surrey|Chipstead]],
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*[[Gatton, Surrey|Gatton]]
*[[Gatton, Surrey|Gatton]],
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*[[Horley]]
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*[[Leigh, Surrey|Leigh]]
*[[Horley]],
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*[[Merstham]]
*[[Leigh, Surrey|Leigh]],
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*[[Newdigate]] (part)<sup>†</sup>
*[[Merstham]],
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*[[Nutfield, Surrey|Nutfield]]
 
*[[Nutfield, Surrey|Nutfield]]
 
*[[Reigate]]
 
*[[Reigate]]
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<sup>*</sup>: Remainder in Copthorne hundred.<br />
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<sup>†</sup>: Mostly in Copthorne hundred.
  
 
In the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, the hundred was recorded as ''Cherchefelle''; in 1199 it became known as ''Reigate''.
 
In the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, the hundred was recorded as ''Cherchefelle''; in 1199 it became known as ''Reigate''.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
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[[Category:Hundreds of Surrey]]
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{{Surrey hundreds}}

Latest revision as of 11:47, 5 January 2021

Reigate Castle
The Hundred of Reigate in Surrey

Reigate is a hundred of Surrey, in the east of the county. It takes its name from the town of Reigate, a substantial place even in the Middle Ages, with its motte castle and land which become the towns of Redhill and Horley.

Scope

The Reigate hundred includes the ancient parishes of:[1]

*: Remainder in Copthorne hundred.
: Mostly in Copthorne hundred.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, the hundred was recorded as Cherchefelle; in 1199 it became known as Reigate.

References

Hundreds of Surrey

Blackheath • Brixton • Copthorne • Effingham (half) • Elmbridge • Farnham • Godalming • Godley • Kingston • Reigate • Tandridge • Wallington • Woking • Wotton