Malmesbury (hundred)
Encyclopedia
Malmesbury was a hundred of the English
county
of Wiltshire
, lying in the north of the county and centring on the historic borough
and market town
of Malmesbury
.
, Brinkworth
, Brokenborough
, Charlton, Crudwell
, Dauntsey
, Draycot Cerne
, Foxley, Garsdon, Hankerton, Hullavington
, Lea and Cleverton, Malmesbury, including Corston
, Rodbourne, Norton, Oaksey
, Seagry
, Great Somerford
, Little Somerford, Stanton St Quintin
, Sutton Benger
, and Westport
.
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England
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county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, lying in the north of the county and centring on the historic borough
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
and market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
of Malmesbury
Malmesbury
Malmesbury is a market town and civil parish located in the southern Cotswolds in the county of Wiltshire, England. Historically Malmesbury was a centre for learning and home to Malmesbury Abbey...
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Extent
The hundred contained the parishes of BremilhamBremilham
Bremilham, also known as Cowage or Cowich, is a small settlement and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Malmesbury, about away to the north east....
, Brinkworth
Brinkworth, Wiltshire
Brinkworth, in northern Wiltshire, is the longest village in Britain, at over 6 miles...
, Brokenborough
Brokenborough
Brokenborough is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 173. The village is situated very close to the county boundary with Gloucestershire , and is two miles north of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, and four miles south of Tetbury in...
, Charlton, Crudwell
Crudwell
Crudwell is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Malmesbury, about away to the south west.Crudwell includes the hamlet of Chedglow, which is away to the west. The Fosseway is both the parish and county boundary...
, Dauntsey
Dauntsey
Dauntsey is a small village in the county of Wiltshire in England. It gives its name to the Dauntsey Vale in which it lies and takes its name from Saxon for Dantes- eig, or Dante's island...
, Draycot Cerne
Draycot Cerne
Draycot Cerne is a village in Wiltshire, United Kingdom. It is part of the civil parish of Sutton Benger...
, Foxley, Garsdon, Hankerton, Hullavington
Hullavington
Hullavington is an English village in Wiltshire, just to the north of the M4 motorway, 5 miles south-south-west of Malmesbury and 7 miles north of Chippenham.-History:Hullavington is first attested as Hunlavintone in the Domesday Book of 1086...
, Lea and Cleverton, Malmesbury, including Corston
Corston, Wiltshire
Corston is a small village on the A429 road in Wiltshire, England - approximately 3 miles south of the town of Malmesbury, Wiltshire. The Gauze Brook, a tributary of the Bristol Avon passes through the village....
, Rodbourne, Norton, Oaksey
Oaksey
Oaksey is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, on the county boundary with Gloucestershire. The village is about northeast of the market town of Malmesbury and a similar distance south of the Gloucestershire market town of Cirencester....
, Seagry
Seagry
Seagry is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about south of Malmesbury and north of Chippenham. Its main settlements are the village of Upper Seagry and the hamlet of Lower Seagry....
, Great Somerford
Great Somerford
Great Somerford is a village within Dauntsey Vale, Wiltshire, England, situated next to the river Avon. It lies approximately west of London and west of Swindon.-Amenities:* Church of St. Peter & St...
, Little Somerford, Stanton St Quintin
Stanton St Quintin
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, Sutton Benger
Sutton Benger
Sutton Benger is a small village in the county of Wiltshire in England located North East of Chippenham. In the Survey of English Dialects, the recording from the village was one of the furthest away from Standard English that was recorded. The village was the home of shopkeeper Joseph Fry,...
, and Westport
Westport, Wiltshire
Westport, sometimes called Westport St. Mary, was a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The philosopher Thomas Hobbes was born in Westport in 1588; his father, also Thomas Hobbes, lived at Westport while serving as curate of Brokenborough. Westport no longer exists as a separate village...
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