Holford and Greston Hundred (Hundred)

Created: By sixteenth century  

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Holford hundred and Greston hundred existed at Domesday and survived into the sixteenth century, although they were listed as a single unit in some earlier sources.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
GLOUCESTERSHIRE Ancient County     Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
By sixteenth century was created through the abolition of GRESTON Hundred   Olof Anderson, The English Hundred Names: The South-Western Counties (Lund: Lund University, 1939), p. 16-18.
By sixteenth century was created through the abolition of HOLFORD Hundred   Olof Anderson, The English Hundred Names: The South-Western Counties (Lund: Lund University, 1939), p. 16-18.
  was abolished to enlarge KIFTSGATE Hundred   Olof Anderson, The English Hundred Names: The South-Western Counties (Lund: Lund University, 1939), p. 16-18.
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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12874455

Date accessed: 08th April 2026