Beaminster Hundred (Hundred)

Abolished: By 1801

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
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Notes

The 1801 and 1831 censuses list a single hundred, 'Beaminster and Redhone'. However, Youngs' listing of two separate hundeds, 'Beaminster' and 'Beaminster Forum and Redhone', is supported by other sources including the 14th century Poll Tax (see C. Fenwick, The Poll Taxes of 1377, 1379 and 1381, vol. 1 (OUP, 1998)). This unit is one of the two separate pre-census Hundreds.

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
BEAMINSTER Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 591.
BEYMUNSTRE Alternate English     Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BEAMINSTER Ch/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
CHARDSTOCK CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
CHEDINGTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
CORSCOMBE CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 110.
NETHERBURY AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 115.
STOKE ABBOTT AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 119.
WAMBROOK Ch/CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
DORSET Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 591.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
By 1801 was abolished to create BEAMINSTER AND REDHONE Hundred   1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Beaminster Hundred (Hundred) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10073467

Date accessed: 08th April 2026