Halstock Hundred (Hundred/Liberty)

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.

The unit has had the following statuses:

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

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
HALSTOCK CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 111.

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. 592.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10106060

Date accessed: 08th April 2026