Osprenge in Scra Franchise (Fh)

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Notes

"The town of Ospringe, as it is called, is a franchise separate from the hundred of Faversham, having a constable of its own, but the rest of the parish is within the jurisdiction of that hundred." (Hasted, E., 'General history: Divisions of the county', The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 6 (1798), pp. 499-531; http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53770, accessed 18th March 2013).

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
OSPRENGE IN SCRA Preferred English     Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)
OSPRINGE Modernised English     Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
KENT Ancient County     Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)
SCRAY Lathe Division of Ancient County     Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)
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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Osprenge in Scra Franchise (Fh) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12849941

Date accessed: 08th April 2026