Difference between revisions of "Manshead Hundred"
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| − | '''Manshead''' is a hundred of [[Bedfordshire]]. It encompasses the | + | '''Manshead''' is a hundred of [[Bedfordshire]]. It encompasses the south-west part of the county, stretching from [[Salford, Bedfordshire|Salford]] to [[Studham]] and from [[Leighton Buzzard]] to [[Houghton Regis]] and [[Dunstable]].<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/bound_map_page.jsp?first=true&u_id=10031114&c_id=10001043 Vision of Britain: Manshead Hundred Boundaries].</ref> It had a population of 110,524 in 2011. |
The hundred is named after a site in [[Eversholt]] parish. The area west of the [[Watling Street]] is recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] as the half-hundred of [[Stanbridge, Bedfordshire|Stanbridge]], and there is also a mention of a hundred called ''Odecroft'' which may have covered the area south of the [[Ouzel Brook]]. By the early 14th century, these areas had effectively been incorporated into Manshead hundred.<ref>F. R. Thorn, "Hundreds and wapentakes", in A. Williams and G. H. Martin (editors), ''The Bedfordshire Domesday'', Alecto Historical Editions, 1991, ISBN 0-948459-84-0, pages 59, 63 and 64.</ref> | The hundred is named after a site in [[Eversholt]] parish. The area west of the [[Watling Street]] is recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] as the half-hundred of [[Stanbridge, Bedfordshire|Stanbridge]], and there is also a mention of a hundred called ''Odecroft'' which may have covered the area south of the [[Ouzel Brook]]. By the early 14th century, these areas had effectively been incorporated into Manshead hundred.<ref>F. R. Thorn, "Hundreds and wapentakes", in A. Williams and G. H. Martin (editors), ''The Bedfordshire Domesday'', Alecto Historical Editions, 1991, ISBN 0-948459-84-0, pages 59, 63 and 64.</ref> | ||
==Parishes== | ==Parishes== | ||
| − | The hundred contains the following ancient parishes: | + | The hundred contains the following ancient parishes: |
| − | [[Aspley Guise]] | + | {{div col|3}} |
| + | *[[Aspley Guise]] | ||
| + | *[[Battlesden]] | ||
| + | *[[Chalgrave]] | ||
| + | *[[Dunstable]] | ||
| + | *[[Eaton Bray]] | ||
| + | *[[Eversholt]] | ||
| + | *[[Harlington, Bedfordshire|Harlington]] | ||
| + | *[[Hockliffe]] | ||
| + | *[[Holcot]] | ||
| + | *[[Houghton Regis]] | ||
| + | *[[Husborne Crawley]] | ||
| + | *[[Leighton Buzzard]] | ||
| + | *[[Milton Bryan]] | ||
| + | *[[Potsgrove]] | ||
| + | *[[Salford, Bedfordshire|Salford]] | ||
| + | *[[Studham]] (part)<sup>*</sup> | ||
| + | *[[Tilsworth]] | ||
| + | *[[Tingrith]] | ||
| + | *[[Toddington, Bedfordshire|Toddington]] | ||
| + | *[[Totternhoe]] | ||
| + | *[[Westoning]] | ||
| + | *[[Whipsnade]] | ||
| + | *[[Woburn, Bedfordshire|Woburn]] | ||
| + | {{div col end}} | ||
| + | <sup>*</sup>: Partly in Hertfordshire. | ||
==Recent use of the name== | ==Recent use of the name== | ||
Revision as of 13:46, 27 April 2019
Manshead is a hundred of Bedfordshire. It encompasses the south-west part of the county, stretching from Salford to Studham and from Leighton Buzzard to Houghton Regis and Dunstable.[1] It had a population of 110,524 in 2011.
The hundred is named after a site in Eversholt parish. The area west of the Watling Street is recorded in the Domesday Book as the half-hundred of Stanbridge, and there is also a mention of a hundred called Odecroft which may have covered the area south of the Ouzel Brook. By the early 14th century, these areas had effectively been incorporated into Manshead hundred.[2]
Parishes
The hundred contains the following ancient parishes:
*: Partly in Hertfordshire.
Recent use of the name
- When the Manshead Archaeological Society (www.manshead.org.uk) was formed in 1952, the name of the hundred was chosen to embrace the intended area of activity.[3]
- Manshead Upper School took the name of the Hundred after much discussion in 1972 when comprehensive schools were introduced in Dunstable.[4]
References
- ↑ Vision of Britain: Manshead Hundred Boundaries.
- ↑ F. R. Thorn, "Hundreds and wapentakes", in A. Williams and G. H. Martin (editors), The Bedfordshire Domesday, Alecto Historical Editions, 1991, ISBN 0-948459-84-0, pages 59, 63 and 64.
- ↑ J. Schneider, "The Manshead Archaeological Society 1951–1991", Bedfordshire Archaeology, 20, page 96, 1992.
- ↑ Northfields School 1936–1986, Dunstable Town Council, page 59.
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