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[[Image:Kevrangow kernow.png|thumb|center|450px | [[Image:Kevrangow kernow.png|thumb|center|450px]] <br>Cornwall was, from Anglo-Saxon times until the 19th century, divided into '''hundreds'''. In the Cornish language the word for "hundred" is ''keverang'' (pl. ''keverangow'') and is the equivalent of the Welsh ''cantref''. | ||
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Cornwall was, from Anglo-Saxon times until the 19th century, divided into '''hundreds'''. In the Cornish language the word for "hundred" is ''keverang'' (pl. ''keverangow'') and is the equivalent of the Welsh ''cantref''. | |||
By 1841 Cornwall was composed of ten hundreds: | |||
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* Penwith(Penwyth) | *Penwith(Penwyth) | ||
* Kerrier (Keryer) | *Kerrier (Keryer) | ||
* Pydarshire (Pedera) | *Pydarshire (Pedera) | ||
* Powdershire (Pow Ereder) | *Powdershire (Pow Ereder) | ||
* Triggshire (Trigor) | *Triggshire (Trigor) | ||
* Lesnewth (Lysnowyth) | *Lesnewth (Lysnowyth) | ||
* Stratton (Stradneth) | *Stratton (Stradneth) | ||
* West Wivelshire (Fawy) | *West Wivelshire (Fawy) | ||
* East Wivelshire (Ryslegh) | *East Wivelshire (Ryslegh) | ||
* Scilly | *Scilly | ||
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Revision as of 13:23, 27 August 2010
Cornwall Hundreds
Cornwall was, from Anglo-Saxon times until the 19th century, divided into hundreds. In the Cornish language the word for "hundred" is keverang (pl. keverangow) and is the equivalent of the Welsh cantref.
By 1841 Cornwall was composed of ten hundreds:
- Penwith(Penwyth)
- Kerrier (Keryer)
- Pydarshire (Pedera)
- Powdershire (Pow Ereder)
- Triggshire (Trigor)
- Lesnewth (Lysnowyth)
- Stratton (Stradneth)
- West Wivelshire (Fawy)
- East Wivelshire (Ryslegh)
- Scilly