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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]] had six (up from four at Domesday), whereas [[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]] had six (up from four at Domesday), whereas [[Devon]], nearly three times larger, had thirty-two. | ||
{{Wikipedia|Hundred (county subdivision)}} | {{Wikipedia|Hundred (county subdivision)}} | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||