Whitstone Hundred
This article is about the hundred in Gloucestershire. For the hundred in Somerset, see Hundred of Whitstone.
Whitstone was an ancient hundred of Gloucestershire, England. From the 18th century or before it comprised two adjacent divisions, which included the ancient parishes of
- Lower Division
- Eastington
- Frampton-on-Severn
- Frocester
- King's Stanley
- Leonard Stanley
- Stonehouse
- Wheatenhurst (now Whitminster)
- Upper Division
The hundred existed at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, but covering a smaller area. By 1220 the adjacent Blacklow hundred had been absorbed. The ancient meeting place of the hundred was probably at Whitestones Field in the parish of Hardwicke, although meetings were later held at Quedgeley, Stonehouse, Wheatenhurst and Frampton.[1]
References
- ↑ C R Elrington, N M Herbert, R B Pugh (Editors), Kathleen Morgan, Brian S Smith (1972). "The Hundred of Whitstone". A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 10: Westbury and Whitstone Hundreds. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
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