Difference between revisions of "Biggleswade Hundred"
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| − | '''Biggleswade Hundred''' is a | + | '''Biggleswade Hundred''' is a hundred in the east of [[Bedfordshire]], adjacent to the borders with [[Cambridgeshire]], [[Hertfordshire]] and [[Huntingdonshire]]. The hundred consists of the town of [[Biggleswade]] and its surrounding area.<ref>{{brithist|62629|Biggleswade Hundred – Introduction}} - A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 2 (pp. 201–202)</ref> It had a population in 2011 of 38,307, rising slightly to 38,361 if detached parts are disregarded. |
==Parishes== | ==Parishes== | ||
The hundred contains the following ancient parishes: | The hundred contains the following ancient parishes: | ||
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*[[Astwick]] | *[[Astwick]] | ||
*[[Little Barford]] | *[[Little Barford]] | ||
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*[[Cockayne Hatley]] | *[[Cockayne Hatley]] | ||
*[[Dunton, Bedfordshire|Dunton]] | *[[Dunton, Bedfordshire|Dunton]] | ||
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*[[Everton, Bedfordshire|Everton]] | *[[Everton, Bedfordshire|Everton]] | ||
*[[Eyeworth]] | *[[Eyeworth]] | ||
*[[Langford, Bedfordshire|Langford]] | *[[Langford, Bedfordshire|Langford]] | ||
*[[Potton]] | *[[Potton]] | ||
| − | + | *[[Sandy, Bedfordshire|Sandy]] (except Beeston)<sup>*</sup> | |
| − | *[[Sandy, Bedfordshire|Sandy]] | + | |
*[[Sutton, Bedfordshire|Sutton]] | *[[Sutton, Bedfordshire|Sutton]] | ||
*[[Tempsford]] | *[[Tempsford]] | ||
*[[Wrestlingworth]] | *[[Wrestlingworth]] | ||
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| + | <sup>*</sup>: In Wixamtree hundred.<br /> | ||
| + | Additionally, a detached part of [[Tetworth]] (otherwise in Huntingdonshire) is locally situate within Biggleswade hundred. | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
Revision as of 13:19, 27 April 2019
Biggleswade Hundred is a hundred in the east of Bedfordshire, adjacent to the borders with Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire. The hundred consists of the town of Biggleswade and its surrounding area.[1] It had a population in 2011 of 38,307, rising slightly to 38,361 if detached parts are disregarded.
Parishes
The hundred contains the following ancient parishes:
- Astwick
- Little Barford
- Biggleswade
- Cockayne Hatley
- Dunton
- Everton
- Eyeworth
- Langford
- Potton
- Sandy (except Beeston)*
- Sutton
- Tempsford
- Wrestlingworth
*: In Wixamtree hundred.
Additionally, a detached part of Tetworth (otherwise in Huntingdonshire) is locally situate within Biggleswade hundred.
Outside links
References
- ↑ Biggleswade Hundred – Introduction - A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 2 (pp. 201–202)
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Barford • Biggleswade • Clifton • Flitt • Manshead • Redbournestoke • Stodden • Willey • Wixamtree |
