England Hundreds, Liberties, Wapentakes, Wards Counties B to S (National Institute)

English Hundreds, Liberties, Wapentakes and Wards


Those marked with an asterisk are Liberties *

Bedfordshire Hundreds Biggleswade, Clifton, Flitt, Marshead, Redbornstoke, Stodden, Willey, Wixamtree

Berkshire Hundreds Beynhurst, Bray, Charlton, Compton, Cookham, Faircross, Faringdon, Ganfield, Homer, Kintbury Eagle, Lambourn, Moreton, Ock, Reading, Ripplesmere, Shrivenham, Sonning, Theale, Wantage, Wargrave

Buckinghamshire Hundreds Amersham, Ashenden, Aylesbury, Buckingham, Cottesloe, Desborough, Newport, Stoke

Cambridge Hundreds and Liberties Armingford, Cambridge*, Chesterton, Cheveley, Chilford, Ely, Flendish, Longstow, North Stow, Papworth, Radfield, Staine, Staploe, Thriplow, Wetherley, Whittelsford, Whittlesey and Thornsea, Wisbeach, Witchford North, Witchford South

Cheshire Hundreds Broxton, Bucklow, Edisbury, Macclesfield, Nantwich, Northwich, Wirrall

Cornwall Hundreds East Middle, East North, East South, Kerrier East, Kerrier West, Lesneth, Penwith East, Penwith West, Powder East, Powder West, Pyden, Stratton, Trigg, West

Cumberland Wards Allerdale above Derwent, Allerdale below Derwent, Cumberland, Eskdale, Leath

Derbyshire Hundreds Appletree, High Peak, Morleston and Litchurch, Repton and Gresley, Scarsdale, Wirksworth

Devon Hundreds Axminster, Bampton, Braunton, Cliston, Coleridge, Colyton, Crediton, East Budleigh, Ermington, Exminster, Fremington, Halberton, Hartland, Hayridge, Haytor, Hemyock, Lifton, North Tawton, Ottery St. Mary, Plympton, Roborough, Shebbear, Sherwill, South Molton, Stanborough, Tavistock, Teignbridge, Tiverton, West Budleigh, Winkley, Witheridge, Wonford

Dorset Hundreds and Liberties Alcester*, Alton Pancras*, Beaminster Forum and Redhone, Bere Regis, Bindon*, Bradbury, Broad Windsor*, Brownshall, Buckland Newton, Cerne, Totcombe and Modbury, Cogdean, Coombe Ditch, Corfe Castle, Cranborne, Culliford Tree, Dewlish*, Eggerton, Fordington*, Frampton*, Gillingham*, Godderthorne, Halstock*, Hasilor, Hundreds Barrow, Isle of Portland*, Knowlton, Loders and Botherampton*, Loosebarrow, Monkton up Wimborne, Ower Moigne*, Piddlehinton*, Piddletown, Piddletrenthide*, Pimperne, Poorstock*, Red Lane, Rowbarrow, Rushmere, Ryme Intrinsica*, Sherborne, Sixpenny Handley, St. George, Stoborough*, Stower Provost*, Sturminster Newton Castle, Sutton Pointz*, Sydling St. Nicholas*, Tollerford, Uggescomb, Wayhouse*, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Whiteway, Wimborne St. Giles, Winfrith, Wyke Regis and Etwall*, Yetminster

Durham Wards Chester, Darlington, Easington, Stockton

Essex Hundreds and Liberties Barstable, Becontree, Chafford, Chelmsford, Clavering, Dengie, Dunmow, Freshwell, Harlow, Havering*, Hinckford, Lexden, Ongar, Rochford, Tendring, Thurstable, Uttlesford, Waltham, Winstree, Witham

Gloucester Hundreds Barton Regis, Berkely, Bisley, Blidesloe, Botloe, Bradley, Brightwells Barrow, Cheltenham, Cleeve, Crowthorne and Minety, Deerhurst, Duchy of Lancaster, Dudstone and Kings Barton, Grumbalds Ash, Henbury, Kiftsgate, Langley and Swinehead, Longtree, Puckle Church, Rapsgate, Slaughter, St. Briavells, Tewkesbury, Thornbury, Tibbaldstone, Westbury, Westminster, Whitstone

Hampshire Divisions, Hundreds and Liberties Alton Division – Alresford, Alton, Bishops Sutton, Selborne, East Meon, Finch Dean Andover Division – Andover, Burton Stacey, Kings Sombourn, Thorngate, Wherwell  Basingstoke Division – Basingstoke, Bermondspit, Crondall, Holdshott, Odiham, Mitcheldever  Fawley Division – Bountisborough, Buddlesgate, Fawley, Mainsborough, Mansbridge  Isle of Wight Division – East Medina*, West Medina*  Kingsclere Division – Chutely, Evingar, Kingsclere, Overton, Pastrow  New Forest East Division – Beaulieu*, Bishops Waltham (part), Dibden*, Lymington, New Forest, Redbridge, Ringwood  New Forest West Division – Breamore*, Christchurch, Fordingbridge, Ringwood, Westover*, City of Winchester and Stoke*, Borough of Portsmouth, Town and County of Southampton  Portsdown Division – Alvestoke and Gosport*, Bishops Waltham (part), Bosmere, Fareham, Hambledon, Havant*, Meon Stoke, Portsdown, Titchfield

Herefordshire Hundreds Broxash, Ewias Lacey, Greytree, Grimsworth, Huntingdon, Rudlow, Stretford, Webtree, Wigmore, Wolphy, Wormelow

Hertfordshire Hundreds Braughing, Broadwater, Cashio, Dacorum, Edwinstree, Hertford, Hitchin, Odsey

Huntingdonshire Hundreds Hurstingstone, Leightonstone, Norman Cross, Toseland

Kent Lathes, Hundreds and Liberties Aylesford Lathe – Brenchley and Horsemonden, Chatham and Gillingham, Eyhorne, Hoo, Larkfield, Littlefield, Maidstone, Rochester City, Shamwell, Toltingtrough, Tonbridge, Twyford, Washingstone, Wrotham St. Augustine Lathe – Bewsborough, Blean Gate, Bridge and Petham, Cornilo, Downhamford, Eastry, Kinghamford, Preston, Ringslaw or Isle of Thanet, Westgate, Whitstable, Wingham  Scray Lathe – Barklay, Barony of Bircholt, Blackbourne, Boughton under Blean, Calehill, Chart and Longbridge, Cranbrooke, East Barnfield, Faversham, Felborough, Isle of Sheppey*, Marden, Milton, Rolvenden, Selbrightenden, Tenterden, Teynham, Wye  Shepway Lathe – Aloesbridge, Folkestone, Franchise of Bircholt, Ham, Hayne, Hythe, Langport, Loningborough, Newchurch, Oxney Isle, St. Martin Pountney, Stouting, Street, Worth  Sutton at Hone Lathe – Axton, Dartford and Wilmington Blackheath, Bromley and Beckenham, Codsheath, Lessness, Ruxley, Somerden, Westerham

Lancashire Hundreds Amounderness, Blackburn, Leyland, Lonsdale, Salford, West Derby

Leicestershire Hundreds Borough of Leicester, Framland, Gartree, Goscote East, Goscote West, Guthluxton, Sparkenhoe

Lincolnshire Divisions, Hundreds and Liberties Holland Division – Elloe, Kirton, Skirbeck Kesteven Division – Aswardhurn, Aveland, Beltisloe, Boothby Graffo, Elloe, Flaxwell, Grantham Soke, Kirton, Langoe, Loveden, Ness, Skirbeck, Winnibriggs and Threo  Lindsey Division – Aslacoe, Bolingbroke, Bradley Haverstoe, Calceworth, Candleshoe, Corringham, Gartree, Hill, Horncastle, Lawress, Lincoln*, Louth Eske, Ludborough, Manley, Walshcroft, Well,Wraggoe, Yarborough

Middlesex Hundreds Edmondton, Elthorne, Gore, Isleworth, Ossulton, Spelthorne

Norfolk Hundreds and Liberties Blofield, Brothercross, Clackcloe, Clavering, Depwade, Diss, Earsham, East Flegg, Eynesford, Forehoe, Freebridge Lynn, Freebridge Marshland, Gallow, Grimshoe, Guiltcross, Happing, Henstead, Holt, Humbleyard, Launditch, Loddon, Mitford, North Erpingham, North Greenhoe, Norwich*, Shropham, Smithdon, South Erpingham, South Greenhoe, Taverham, Tunstead, Walsham, Wayland, West Flegg

Northamptonshire Hundreds Chipping Warden, Cleley, Corby, Fawsley, Greens Norton, Guilsborough, Hamfordshoe, Higham Ferrers, Huxloe, Kings Sutton, Navisford, Nobottle Grove, Orlingbury, Peterborough*, Polebrooke, Rothwell, Spelhoe, Towcester, Willybrook, Wymersley

Northumberland Wards Bambrough, Castle, Coquetdale, Glendale, Morpeth, Tindale

Nottinghamshire Hundreds and Liberties Bassetlaw, Bingham, Broxtow, Newark, Nottingham*, Ruchcliff, Southwell and Scrooby*, Thurgarton

Oxfordshire Hundreds Bampton, Banbury, Binfield, Bloxham, Bullington, Chadlington, Dorchester, Ewelme, Langtree, Lewknor, Pirton, Ploughley, Thame, Wootton

Rutlandshire Hundreds Alstoe, East, Martinsley, Oakham Soke, Wrandike

Shropshire (Salop) Hundreds and Liberties Bradford North, Bradford South, Bridgenorth Borough, Brimstree, Chirbury, Condover, Ford, Ludlow Borough, Munslow, Oswestry, Overs, Pimhill, Purslow, Shewsbury Borough*, Stottesden, Wenlock Town*

Somerset Hundreds and Liberties Abdick and Bulston, Andersfield, Bath Forum, Bempstone, Brent and Wrington, Bruton, Canningham, Carhampton, Catsash, Chew, Chewton, Crewkerne, Ferris Norton, Frome, Glaston Twelve Hides, Hamton and Claverton*, Hartcliffe and Bedminster, Hilmersdon, Horethorne, Houndsborough, Berwick and Coker, Huntspill and Puriton, Keynsham, Kingsbury East, Kingsbury West, Martock, Miles and Leigh*, Milverton, North Curry, North Petherton, Pitney, Portbury, Somerton, South Petherton, Stove, Taunton and Taunton Deane, Tintinbull, Wellow, Wells Forum, Whifley, Whitestone, Williton and Freemanners, Winterstoke, Witham Priory*

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