Whitley Hundred
The Hundred of Whitley is one of the hundreds in Somerset.[1]
It got its name from Whitley wood in Walton. Two previous units Loxley and Ringoldsway were merged to form Whitley Hundred in the 12th century.[2]
The hundred consists of the ancient parishes of:
It also covers King's Sedgemoor.
References
- ↑ "Whitley Hundred". A vision of Britain through time. University of Portsmouth. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10104555. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ↑ Robert Dunning (Editor) (2004). "Introduction: Whitley Hundred". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 8: The Poldens and the Levels. Institute of Historical Research. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15102. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
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