Bircholt Hundred (Hundred)

Created: By 1086   Abolished: By 1275

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Notes

Although Bircholt was recorded as a single unit in Domesday, a distinction was later made between the Franchise and the Barony.

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)

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
  was abolished to create BIRCHOLT BARONY HalfHundred   Olof Anderson, The English Hundred Names: The South-Eastern Counties (Lund: Lund University, 1939), p. 138.
  was abolished to create BIRCHOLT FRANCHISE HalfHundred   Olof Anderson, The English Hundred Names: The South-Eastern Counties (Lund: Lund University, 1939), p. 138.
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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12874558

Date accessed: 08th April 2026