Administrative unit

Yardley Hundred

Ancient District

Preferred Name:
YARDLEY
Unit Type:
Ancient District
Status:
Hundred
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
By mid-17th century
Unit ID:
12850049
Authorities:
W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1925), p. 326-7.

Notes:

The three hundreds of Cottesloe, Mursley and Yardley were listed separately at Domesday but from the late thirteenth century were increasingly grouped together simply as Cottesloe. All three continue to be mentioned into the seventeenth century, but according to the Victoria County History (Buckinghamshire, vol.3, pp.326-7 (1925)) Mursley and Yardley do not appear in listings of 1653 or 1659.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Ancient County     W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1925), p. 326-7.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
By mid-17th century was abolished to enlarge COTTESLOE Hundred   W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1925), p. 326-7.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CHEDDINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit   By mid-17th century W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1925), p. 326-7.
CHOLESBURY CP/AP Parish-level Unit   By mid-17th century W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1925), p. 326-7.
DRAYTON BEAUCHAMP AP/CP Parish-level Unit   By mid-17th century W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1925), p. 326-7.
EDLESBOROUGH CP/AP Parish-level Unit   By mid-17th century W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1925), p. 326-7.
HAWRIDGE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   By mid-17th century W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1925), p. 326-7.
IVINGHOE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   By mid-17th century W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1925), p. 326-7.
MARSWORTH CP/AP Parish-level Unit   By mid-17th century W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1925), p. 326-7.
NETTLEDEN Hmlt/CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   By mid-17th century W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1925), p. 326-7.
PITSTONE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   By mid-17th century W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1925), p. 326-7.
SLAPTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit   By mid-17th century W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1925), p. 326-7.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Yardley Hundred through time | Census tables with data for the Ancient District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12850049

Date accessed: 20th April 2024