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'''Reigate''' is a hundred of [[Surrey]], in the east of the county.  It takes its name from the town of [[Reigate]], a substantial place even in the Middle Ages, with its motte castle and land which become the towns of [[Redhill]] and [[Horley]]
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'''Reigate''' is a hundred of [[Surrey]], in the east of the county.  It takes its name from the town of [[Reigate]], a substantial place even in the Middle Ages, with its motte castle and land which become the towns of [[Redhill, Surrey|Redhill]] and [[Horley]]
  
 
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Revision as of 12:19, 18 November 2018

Reigate Castle
The Hundred of Reigate in Surrey

Reigate is a hundred of Surrey, in the east of the county. It takes its name from the town of Reigate, a substantial place even in the Middle Ages, with its motte castle and land which become the towns of Redhill and Horley

Scope

The Reigate hundred includes the ancient parishes of:[1]

In the Domesday Book of 1086, the hundred was recorded as Cherchefelle; in 1199 it became known as Reigate.

References

Hundreds of Surrey

Blackheath • Brixton • Copthorne • Effingham (half) • Elmbridge • Farnham • Godalming • Godley • Kingston • Reigate • Tandridge • Wallington • Woking • Wotton