Abbas Combe, Charlton Horethorne, North Cheriton, Corton Denham, Goathill, Henstridge, Horsington, Marston Magna, Milborne Port, Poyntington, Sandford Orcas, Stowell, Trent
The Hundred of Horethorne is one of the 40 historical Hundreds in the historic county of Somerset, England,[1] dating from before the Norman conquest during the Anglo-Saxon era although exact dates are unknown. Each hundred had a 'fyrd', which acted as the local defence force and a court which was responsible for the maintenance of the frankpledge system.[2] They also formed a unit for the collection of taxes.[3] The role of the hundred court was described in the Dooms (laws) of King Edgar. The name of the hundred was normally that of its meeting-place.[4]
During the 11th century the hundred was sometimes known Milborne hundred, although by the 13th century it was known as Horethorne or la Horethorn.[5]
It consisted of the ancient parishes of: Abbas Combe, Charlton Horethorne, North Cheriton, Corton Denham, Goathill, Henstridge, Horsington, Marston Magna, Milborne Port, Poyntington, Sandford Orcas, Stowell, and Trent. It covered an area of 26,370 acres (10,670 ha).[6] Until about 1735 the hundred also included the parish of Rimpton.[5]
The importance of the hundred courts declined from the seventeenth century. By the 19th century several different single-purpose subdivisions of counties, such as poor law unions, sanitary districts, and highway districts sprang up, filling the administrative role previously played by parishes and hundreds. Although the Hundreds have never been formally abolished, their functions ended with the establishment of county courts in 1867[7] and the introduction of districts by the Local Government Act 1894.[8]
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Charlton Horethorne is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Wincanton and 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Sherborne...
FitzOdo who granted it to the Knights Templar. The parish was part of the HundredofHorethorne. Templecombe derives its name from Combe Templariorum, after...
sympathetic. The parish was part of the hundredofHorethorne. Adjacent to the manor house is the Perpendicular church of Saint Nicholas, which has a 13th-century...
Castleton, Goathill and Oborne. Historically the village was part of the hundredofHorethorne in neighbouring Somerset. All Saints' Church has grown from an...
had a population of 1,814. The village name means "the ridge where stallions are kept". The parish was part of the hundredofHorethorne. Yenston Priory...
market town and was first recorded in 1249. The parish was part of the hundredofHorethorne. Milborne Port Town Hall, which was commissioned as a market...
the hundred of Horethorne. In the 19th century an iron waterwheel was installed at Whitcombe Farmhouse. The village was on the covers of two 2006 calendars...
of England, Vol.I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. 670. ISBN 0-901050-67-9. "HorethorneHundred". A History of the County of Somerset:...
parish was part of the hundredofHorethorne. St Peter's church and a mill are the major buildings. Nearby is Goathill Quarry, a place of special scientific...
The parish of Rimpton was part of the Horethornehundred until about 1735, and from then it was considered part of Taunton Deane hundred, although it...
parish was part of the hundredofHorethorne. The Grade II* Listed Parish Church is dedicated to St John the Baptist, and is one of the "Camelot Parishes"...
Hundred". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7: Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 18...
"Cucklington". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7: Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved...
Siraut, M.C. "Horsington In: A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7, Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds". British History Online. Victoria...
). "Blackford". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7: Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved...
2009. "Milborne Port". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7: Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds (1999), pp. 138-156. British History...
parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland). For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament...
October 2008. "Wincanton". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7: Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds pp. 208-232. 1999. Retrieved 8 December...
"Henstridge In: A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7, Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds". British History Online. Victoria County...
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