Burnham Hundred

Coordinates: 51°40′37″N 0°36′12″W / 51.6769°N 0.6034°W / 51.6769; -0.6034

Burnham Hundred

Area
 • 1887 55,139 acres (223.14 km2)[1]
Population
 • 1887 21,406[2]
History
 • Created 11th century
 • Abolished 1880s
Status Hundred
Subdivisions
 • Type Parishes

Burnham Hundred is a hundred in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated towards the south of the county and is bounded on the north by Hertfordshire and on the south by Berkshire.

History

Until at least the time of the Domesday Survey in 1086 there were 18 hundreds in Buckinghamshire. It has been suggested however that neighbouring hundreds had already become more closely associated in the 11th century so that by the end of the 14th century the original or ancient hundreds had been consolidated into 8 larger hundreds.[3] Burnham hundred is one of three hundreds which became collectively known as the Chiltern hundreds around the 13th century, the others being Desborough hundred and Stoke hundred. Even before this time these individual hundreds had become possessions of the Crown and were nominally stewarded as a royal bailiwick. The hundreds lost their collective 'Chilterns' title having become separately leased though retaining their individual administrative status as Buckinghamshire hundreds. Meanwhile the role of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds persisted in name only becoming an appointment of the House of Commons.

Parishes and hamlets

Burnham hundred comprised the following ancient parishes and hamlets, (formerly medieval vills):[4]    

AmershamBeaconsfield Burnham (with Lower Boveney)
Chalfont St GilesChalfont St PeterChenies
CheshamChesham BoisDorney
Farnham RoyalHedgerley Dean Hitcham
PennSeer Green Taplow

See also

References

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