Administrative unit

Rovelai Hundred

Ancient District

Preferred Name:
ROVELAI
Unit Type:
Ancient District
Status:
Hundred
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
Late Middle Ages
Unit ID:
12850062
Authorities:
W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 135-6.

Notes:

According to the Victoria County History, the medival hundreds of Lamva, Rovelai and Stodfald became known as the three hundreds of Buckingham, and by the early modern period were listed as a single hundred. Anderson (The Hundred Names of the South-Eastern Counties, 1939, p.2) says that the first reference to the combined hundred of Buckingham was in 1255, but Glasscock's listing of the 1334 Lay Subsidy includes three separate hundreds, his Buckingham corresponding closely with the VCH's Lamva.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
ROVELAI Preferred English     W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 135-6.
ROWLEY Modernised English     Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)

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 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 135-6.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
Late Middle Ages was abolished to create BUCKINGHAM Hundred   W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 135-6.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BARTON HARTSHORN AP/CP Parish-level Unit   Late Middle Ages W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 135-6.
BEACHAMPTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit   Late Middle Ages W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 135-6.
CAVERSFIELD CP/AP Parish-level Unit   Late Middle Ages W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 135-6.
CHETWODE Ch/CP Parish-level Unit   Late Middle Ages W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 135-6.
EDGCOTT CP/AP Parish-level Unit   After 1086 W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 135-6.
HILLESDEN AP/CP Parish-level Unit   Late Middle Ages W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 135-6.
PRESTON BISSETT CP/AP Parish-level Unit   Late Middle Ages W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 135-6.
THORNTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit   After 1086 W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 135-6.
TINGEWICK CP/AP Parish-level Unit   Late Middle Ages W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 135-6.
How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12850062

Date accessed: 29th March 2024