Sixpenny Handley Hundred
Coordinates: 50°57′N 2°0′W / 50.950°N 2.000°W Sixpenny Handley Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England. It originally consisted of two distinct hundreds: Sexpena and Hanlega.[1] Sometime around the 14th century, the two hundreds were united as the hundred of "Sexpenne et Henle".[1] Sixpenny Handley Hundred contained the following parishes:
- Cann
- Compton Abbas
- East Orchard
- Fontmell Magna
- Iwerne Minster
- Melbury Abbas
- Sixpenny Handley (originally known as just Handley)[1]
- West Orchard
References
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Sources
- Boswell, Edward, 1833: The Civil Division of the County of Dorset (published on CD by Archive CD Books Ltd, 1992)
- Hutchins, John, History of Dorset, vols 1-4 (3rd ed 1861-70; reprinted by EP Publishing, Wakefield, 1973)
- Mills, A. D., 1977, 1980, 1989: Place Names of Dorset, parts 1-3. English Place Name Society: Survey of English Place Names vols LII, LIII and 59/60
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