Marden Hundred (Hundred/HalfHundred)

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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The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
MARDEN Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.
MERDENNE Alternate English     Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Hundred Hundred     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Half-Hundred HalfHundred     Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
GOUDHURST CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 273.
MARDEN AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 280.
STAPLEHURST AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 290.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
KENT Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.
SCRAY Lathe Division of Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10099602

Date accessed: 08th April 2026