Administrative unit

Mursley Hundred

Ancient District

Preferred Name:
MURSLEY
Unit Type:
Ancient District
Status:
Hundred
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
By mid-17th century
Unit ID:
12850050
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
DRAYTON PARSLOW 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.
DUNTON 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.
GREAT HORWOOD 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.
HOGGESTON 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.
LITTLE HORWOOD 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.
MURSLEY 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.
NASH CP/Hmlt 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.
STEWKLEY 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.
SWANBOURNE 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.
TATTENHOE Ch/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.
WHADDON 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.
WINSLOW 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.
How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12850050

Date accessed: 19th April 2024