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Holford hundred and Greston hundred existed at Domesday and survived into the sixteenth century, although they were listed as a single unit in some earlier sources.
We know of no alternate names.
We know of no associations with other units.
This unit was part of the following units:
Name | Type | Start | End | Authority |
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE | Ancient County | Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975) |
This unit was affected by the following changes:
Date | Type of change | Other unit involved | Area transferred | Authority |
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By sixteenth century | was created through the abolition of | GRESTON Hundred | Olof Anderson, The English Hundred Names: The South-Western Counties (Lund: Lund University, 1939), p. 16-18. | |
By sixteenth century | was created through the abolition of | HOLFORD Hundred | Olof Anderson, The English Hundred Names: The South-Western Counties (Lund: Lund University, 1939), p. 16-18. | |
was abolished to enlarge | KIFTSGATE Hundred | Olof Anderson, The English Hundred Names: The South-Western Counties (Lund: Lund University, 1939), p. 16-18. |
We know of no units which were contained within this unit.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Holford and Greston Hundred through time | Census tables with data for the Ancient District, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12874455
Date accessed: 16th October 2024