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'''East Goscote Hundred''' was a [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of [[Leicestershire]], that arose from the division of the ancient [[Goscote Wapentake|Goscote]] hundred (also known as a [[Wapentake]]) into two. It covered the eastern part of today's [[Borough of Charnwood|Charnwood]] district, along with the northern part of [[Harborough District |
'''East Goscote Hundred''' was a [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of [[Leicestershire]], that arose from the division of the ancient [[Goscote Wapentake|Goscote]] hundred (also known as a [[Wapentake]]) into two. It covered the eastern part of today's [[Borough of Charnwood|Charnwood]] district, along with the northern part of [[Harborough District]], and extended south-east to meet [[Rutland]]. |
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The hundred was created by the sub-division of the Goscote hundred in 1346.<ref>John Curtis, ''A Topographical History of the County of Leicester'' (1831)</ref> A parish in the East Goscote Hundred was Prestwould (later named [[Prestwold]]).<ref>https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Prestwold,_Leicestershire</ref> |
The hundred was created by the sub-division of the Goscote hundred in 1346.<ref>John Curtis, ''A Topographical History of the County of Leicester'' (1831)</ref> A parish in the East Goscote Hundred was Prestwould (later named [[Prestwold]]).<ref>https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Prestwold,_Leicestershire</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:28, 18 October 2018
52°42′N 00°52′W / 52.700°N 0.867°W East Goscote Hundred was a hundred of Leicestershire, that arose from the division of the ancient Goscote hundred (also known as a Wapentake) into two. It covered the eastern part of today's Charnwood district, along with the northern part of Harborough District, and extended south-east to meet Rutland.
The hundred was created by the sub-division of the Goscote hundred in 1346.[1] A parish in the East Goscote Hundred was Prestwould (later named Prestwold).[2]
Today, the name of the East Goscote Hundred lives on in the 20th century village of East Goscote.
References
- ^ John Curtis, A Topographical History of the County of Leicester (1831)
- ^ https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Prestwold,_Leicestershire
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