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Above the hundred was the shire under the control of a shire-reeve (or sheriff). Hundred boundaries were independent of both parish and county boundaries, although often aligned, meaning that a hundred could be split between counties (usually only a fraction), or a parish could be split between hundreds. | Above the hundred was the shire under the control of a shire-reeve (or sheriff). Hundred boundaries were independent of both parish and county boundaries, although often aligned, meaning that a hundred could be split between counties (usually only a fraction), or a parish could be split between hundreds. | ||
The system of hundreds was not as stable as the system of counties being established at the time, and lists frequently differ on how many hundreds a county has. The [[Domesday Book]] contained a radically different set of hundreds than that which would later become established, in many parts of the country. The number of hundreds in each county varied wildly. [[Leicestershire Genealogy|Leicestershire]] had six (up from four at Domesday), whereas [[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon]], nearly three times larger, had thirty-two. | The system of hundreds was not as stable as the system of counties being established at the time, and lists frequently differ on how many hundreds a county has. The [[Domesday Book]] contained a radically different set of hundreds than that which would later become established, in many parts of the country. The number of hundreds in each county varied wildly. [[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire]] had six (up from four at Domesday), whereas [[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon]], nearly three times larger, had thirty-two. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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