Pitney Hundred (Hundred) through time

Pitney Hundred (Hundred)

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

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

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

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

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Authority
PITNEY	Preferred	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 669.
PITNEY LORTY	Alternate	English	R.W. Dunning (ed.), A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History, 1974), p. 14-15.
PUTTENYE LORTYEY	Alternate	English	Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
DRAYTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 424.
HIGH HAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 427.
HUISH EPISCOPI CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 428.
LANGPORT CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 430.
LONG SUTTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 438.
MUCHELNEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 432.
PITNEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 434.
SOMERTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 436.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SOMERSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 669.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10210604

Date accessed: 09th April 2026