Somerton Hundred
The Hundred of Somerton is one of the 40 hundreds in Somerset,[1] dating from before the Norman conquest. It originated as a Royal Estate and may have included the parishes later included in the Pitney Hundred.[2][3]
It consists of the ancient parishes of:
- Aller
- West Camel
- Charlton Adam
- Charlton Mackrell
- Kingston
- East Lydford
- Somerton
- Long Sutton
- Yeovilton
References
- ↑ "Somerton Hundred". A vision of Britain through time. University of Portsmouth. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10006041. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ↑ R. W. Dunning (editor), A. P. Baggs, R. J. E. Bush, Margaret Tomlinson (1974). "Somerton hundred". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66487. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ↑ "Local History". Somerton. http://www.somerton.co.uk/index.php?id=24. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
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