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| − | '''Sixpenny Handley Hundred''' is a [[hundred]] in the county of [[Dorset]]. It originally consisted of two distinct hundreds: Sexpena and Hanlega.<ref name="rcahmc">Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of England, (1975), ''An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset: East'', page 64</ref> Sometime around the 14th century, the two hundreds were united as the hundred of "Sexpenne et Henle".<ref name="rcahmc"/> Sixpenny Handley Hundred contains the following ancient parishes: | + | [[File:Sixpenny Handley Hundred - Dorset.svg|thumb|250px|Sixpenny Handley Hundred shown within Dorset]] |
| + | '''Sixpenny Handley Hundred''' is a [[hundred]] in the county of [[Dorset]]. It originally consisted of two distinct hundreds: Sexpena and Hanlega.<ref name="rcahmc">Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of England, (1975), ''An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset: East'', page 64</ref> Sometime around the 14th century, the two hundreds were united as the hundred of "Sexpenne et Henle".<ref name="rcahmc"/> Including the town of [[Shaftesbury]], the hundred had a population of 11,168 in 2011. | ||
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| + | As well as Shaftesbury Holy Trinity, St James and St Peter which are contiguous, although usually considered separately. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:10, 3 June 2020
Sixpenny Handley Hundred is a hundred in the county of Dorset. It originally consisted of two distinct hundreds: Sexpena and Hanlega.[1] Sometime around the 14th century, the two hundreds were united as the hundred of "Sexpenne et Henle".[1] Including the town of Shaftesbury, the hundred had a population of 11,168 in 2011.
Sixpenny Handley Hundred contains the following ancient parishes:
- Cann
- Compton Abbas
- East Orchard
- Fontmell Magna
- Iwerne Minster
- Melbury Abbas
- Sixpenny Handley (originally known as just Handley)[1]
- West Orchard
As well as Shaftesbury Holy Trinity, St James and St Peter which are contiguous, although usually considered separately.
References
Sources
- Boswell, Edward, 1833: The Civil Division of the County of Dorset (published on CD by Archive CD Books Ltd, 1992)
- Hutchins, John, History of Dorset, vols 1-4 (3rd ed 1861-70; reprinted by EP Publishing, Wakefield, 1973)
- Mills, A. D., 1977, 1980, 1989: Place Names of Dorset, parts 1-3. English Place Name Society: Survey of English Place Names vols LII, LIII and 59/60
Outside links
- Location map: 50°57’0"N, 2°0’0"W
| Hundreds of Dorset |
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Badbury • Barrow • Beaminster and Redhone (including Bridport) • Bere Regis • Brownshall • Buckland and Sturminster Newton Castle • Cerne, Totcombe and Modbury • Cogdean (including Poole) • Coomb's Ditch • Corfe Castle • Cranborne • Culliford Tree • Eggerton • George • Gillingham Liberty • Godderthorne • Hasilor • Knowlton • Loosebarrow • Pimperne (including Blandford Forum) • Puddletown (including Weymouth) • Redlane • Rowbarrow • Rushmoor • Sherborne • Sixpenny Handley (including Shaftesbury) • Tollerford • Uggscombe (including Dorchester) • Upwimborne • Whitchurch Canonicorum (including Lyme Regis) • Whiteway • Winfrith (including Wareham) • Yetminster |
