Difference between revisions of "Wixamtree Hundred"
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[[Image:Bedfordshire Hundreds 1830.png|thumb|right|250px|The Hundreds of Bedfordshire ]] | [[Image:Bedfordshire Hundreds 1830.png|thumb|right|250px|The Hundreds of Bedfordshire ]] | ||
| − | The '''Wixamtree Hundred''' is one of the [[hundred]]s of [[Bedfordshire]]. The new [[Bedford]] suburb of [[Wixams]] was named after the hundred. | + | The '''Wixamtree Hundred''' is one of the [[hundred]]s of [[Bedfordshire]] in the centre of the county. It had a population of 18,528 in 2011. The new [[Bedford]] suburb of [[Wixams]] was named after the hundred. |
The hundred consists of the following ancient parishes:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/GuidesToCollections/Hundreds.aspx|title=Bedfordshire Hundreds|publisher=Bedfordshire Council}}</ref> | The hundred consists of the following ancient parishes:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/GuidesToCollections/Hundreds.aspx|title=Bedfordshire Hundreds|publisher=Bedfordshire Council}}</ref> | ||
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*[[Cople]] | *[[Cople]] | ||
*[[Northill]] | *[[Northill]] | ||
| − | *[[Southill, Bedfordshire|Southill]] | + | *[[Sandy, Bedfordshire|Sandy]] (Beeston hamlet)<sup>*</sup> |
| + | *[[Southill, Bedfordshire|Southill]]<sup>†</sup> | ||
*[[Old Warden]] | *[[Old Warden]] | ||
*[[Willington, Bedfordshire|Willington]] | *[[Willington, Bedfordshire|Willington]] | ||
| + | <sup>*</sup>: Remainder in Biggleswade hundred.<br /> | ||
| + | <sup>†</sup>: Including Broom, Stanford and Stanfordbury. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:35, 27 April 2019
The Wixamtree Hundred is one of the hundreds of Bedfordshire in the centre of the county. It had a population of 18,528 in 2011. The new Bedford suburb of Wixams was named after the hundred.
The hundred consists of the following ancient parishes:[1]
- Blunham
- Cardington
- Cople
- Northill
- Sandy (Beeston hamlet)*
- Southill†
- Old Warden
- Willington
*: Remainder in Biggleswade hundred.
†: Including Broom, Stanford and Stanfordbury.
References
| Hundreds of Bedfordshire |
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Barford • Biggleswade • Clifton • Flitt • Manshead • Redbournestoke • Stodden • Willey • Wixamtree |
