Worth Hundred

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Worth Hundred, shown within the Lathe of Shepway and Kent

Worth is a hundred of Kent that forms part of the Lathe of Shepway. It is bounded by Newchurch to the west; by Street to the north; and by Hythe to the east. It had a population of 4,570 in 2011.

It comprises the ancient parishes of:

*: Mostly in Bircholt Franchise, but also extends into Hythe, Newchurch and Street hundreds.
: Mostly in Street hundred.
: Mostly in Folkestone hundred. Small detached parts in Worth and Street hundreds.
§: Mostly in Hythe hundred.

Hundreds of Kent

Lathe of Saint Augustine: Bewsborough • Bleangate • Bridge and Petham • Cornilo • Downhamford • Eastry • Kinghamford • Preston • Ringslow • Westgate • Whitstable • Wingham • Lathe of Shepway: Aloesbridge • Bircholt Barony • Bircholt Franchise • Folkestone • Ham • Heane • Hythe • Longport • Loningborough • Newchurch • Oxney • St Martin's Longport • Stowting • Street • Worth • Lathe of Scray: Barkley • Blackborne • Boughton • Calehill • Chart and Longbridge • Cranbrook • Faversham • Felborough • Great Barnfield • Marden • Milton • Rolvenden • Selbrittenden • Sheppey • Tenterden • Teynham • Wye • Lathe of Aylesford: Brenchley and Horsmonden • Chatham and Gillingham • Eyhorne • Hoo • Larkfield and Aylesford • Littlefield • Maidstone • Shamwell • Toltingtrough • Tunbridge Lowey • Twyford • Washlingstone • West Barnfield • Wrotham • Lathe of Sutton at Hone: Axtane • Dartford and Wilmington • Blackheath • Bromley and Beckenham • Codsheath • Little and Lessnes • Ruxley • Somerden • Westerham and Edenbridge