Biggleswade Hundred

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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:

*: In Wixamtree hundred.
Additionally, a detached part of Tetworth (otherwise in Huntingdonshire) is locally situate within Biggleswade hundred.

Outside links

References

  1. Biggleswade Hundred – Introduction - A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 2 (pp. 201–202)
Hundreds of Bedfordshire

Barford • Biggleswade • Clifton • Flitt • Manshead • Redbournestoke • Stodden • Willey • Wixamtree