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Hundred of Milverton, the Glossary

The Hundred of Milverton is one of the 40 historical Hundreds in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, dating from before the Norman conquest during the Anglo-Saxon era although exact dates are unknown.^[1]

22 relations: Anglo-Saxons, Ashbrittle, Bathealton, Ceremonial counties of England, County court, Districts of England, Edgar, King of England, Frankpledge, Highway district, Hundred (county division), Kittisford, Langford Budville, Local Government Act 1894, Milverton, Somerset, Norman Conquest, Poor law union, Sampford Arundel, Sanitary district, Somerset, Somerset Council, Stawley, Thorne St Margaret.
Hundreds of Somerset

Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons, the English or Saxons of Britain, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.

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Ashbrittle

Ashbrittle is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated nine miles west of Taunton and close to the River Tone and the route of the Grand Western Canal.

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Bathealton

Bathealton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Wellington and west of Taunton.

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Ceremonial counties of England

Ceremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed.

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County court

A county court is a court based in or with a jurisdiction covering one or more counties, which are administrative divisions (subnational entities) within a country, not to be confused with the medieval system of county courts held by the high sheriff of each county.

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Districts of England

The districts of England (officially, local authority districts, abbreviated LADs) are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government.

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Edgar, King of England

Edgar (or Eadgar; 8 July 975) was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975.

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Frankpledge

Frankpledge was a system of joint suretyship common in England throughout the Early Middle Ages and High Middle Ages.

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Highway district

Highway districts were areas in England and Wales united for the maintenance and repair of highways.

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Hundred (county division)

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.

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Kittisford

Kittisford is a village and former civil parish and manor, now in the parish of Stawley in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton.

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Langford Budville

Langford Budville is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated near the River Tone north-west of Wellington, from Wiveliscombe and west of Taunton.

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Local Government Act 1894

The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London.

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Milverton, Somerset

Milverton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the valley of the River Tone west of Taunton.

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Norman Conquest

The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.

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Poor law union

A poor law union was a geographical territory, and early local government unit, in Great Britain and Ireland.

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Sampford Arundel

Sampford Arundel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England.

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Sanitary district

Sanitary districts were established in England and Wales in 1872 and in Ireland in 1878.

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Somerset

Somerset (archaically Somersetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Somerset Council

Somerset Council, known until 2023 as Somerset County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England.

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