Difference between revisions of "Clifton Hundred"
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[[File:Clifton Hundred - Bedfordshire.svg|thumb|200px|Clifton Hundred shown in Bedfordshire]] | [[File:Clifton Hundred - Bedfordshire.svg|thumb|200px|Clifton Hundred shown in Bedfordshire]] | ||
| − | The '''Clifton Hundred''' is one of the hundreds of [[Bedfordshire]], in the south-east of the county, adjacent to the border with [[Hertfordshire]]. The population of the hundred in 2011 was 33,170, rising to 34,141 if detached parts are disregarded. | + | The '''Clifton Hundred''' is one of the hundreds of [[Bedfordshire]], in the south-east of the county, adjacent to the border with [[Hertfordshire]]. It is bounded by [[Flitt Hundred]] to the west; by [[Wixamtree Hundred]] to the north; by [[Biggleswade Hundred]] to the north-east; and by Hertfordshire to the east and south. The population of the hundred in 2011 was 33,170, rising to 34,141 if detached parts are disregarded. |
The ancient parishes of the hundred are:<ref>{{brithist|62644|Clifton Hundred}}</ref> | The ancient parishes of the hundred are:<ref>{{brithist|62644|Clifton Hundred}}</ref> | ||
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*[[Clifton, Bedfordshire|Clifton]] | *[[Clifton, Bedfordshire|Clifton]] | ||
*[[Henlow]] | *[[Henlow]] | ||
| − | *Holwell | + | *[[Holwell, Bedfordshire|Holwell]] |
*[[Meppershall]] (part)<sup>*</sup> | *[[Meppershall]] (part)<sup>*</sup> | ||
*[[Shillington, Bedfordshire|Shillington]] (Lower Stondon)<sup>†</sup> | *[[Shillington, Bedfordshire|Shillington]] (Lower Stondon)<sup>†</sup> | ||
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*[[Stotfold]] | *[[Stotfold]] | ||
*Upper [[Stondon]] | *Upper [[Stondon]] | ||
Revision as of 19:10, 12 December 2019
The Clifton Hundred is one of the hundreds of Bedfordshire, in the south-east of the county, adjacent to the border with Hertfordshire. It is bounded by Flitt Hundred to the west; by Wixamtree Hundred to the north; by Biggleswade Hundred to the north-east; and by Hertfordshire to the east and south. The population of the hundred in 2011 was 33,170, rising to 34,141 if detached parts are disregarded.
The ancient parishes of the hundred are:[1]
- Arlesey
- Campton-cum-Shefford
- Chicksands
- Clifton
- Henlow
- Holwell
- Meppershall (part)*
- Shillington (Lower Stondon)†
- Stotfold
- Upper Stondon
*: Partly in Hertfordshire.
†: Remainder in Flitt hundred.
References
| Hundreds of Bedfordshire |
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Barford • Biggleswade • Clifton • Flitt • Manshead • Redbournestoke • Stodden • Willey • Wixamtree |
