Administrative unit

Burghildebu Hundred

Ancient District

Preferred Name:
BURGHILDEBU
Unit Type:
Ancient District
Status:
Hundred
Date created:
by 1086
Date abolished:
by 1241
Unit ID:
12849588
Authorities:
P.H. and W. Ditchfield and Page (eds.), A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1923), p. 275-6.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
BURGHILDEBU Preferred English     P.H. and W. Ditchfield and Page (eds.), A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1923), p. 275-6.
BUCKLEBURY Modernised English     P.H. and W. Ditchfield and Page (eds.), A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1923), p. 275-6.

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
BERKSHIRE Ancient County     Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
  was abolished to create READING Hundred   Great Britain Historical GIS Project

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12849588

Date accessed: 29th March 2024