Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for EAST

EAST, a hundred in Rutland. It forms the eastern section of the county; and measures 10¾ miles in extreme length from N to S, and 8½ in extreme breadth. Acres, 18, 743. Pop., 3, 945. Houses, 821.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hundred"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Rutland Ancient County
Place: the East

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