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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 | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
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