Administrative unit

Bircholt Franchise HalfHundred

Ancient District

Preferred Name:
BIRCHOLT FRANCHISE
Unit Type:
Ancient District
Status:
Half-Hundred
Date created:
BY 1275
Date abolished:
Later
Unit ID:
10167759
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.

Notes:

Although recorded as a single unit in Domesday, a distinction was later made between the Franchise and the Barony.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
BIRCHOLT FRANCHISE Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.
BIRCHOLT Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
KENT Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.
SHEPWAY Lathe Division of Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
  was created through the abolition of BIRCHOLT Hundred   Olof Anderson, The English Hundred Names: The South-Eastern Counties (Lund: Lund University, 1939), p. 138.
  was abolished to create BIRCHOLT Bny/Fh   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ALDINGTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 258.
MERSHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 280.
SMEETH CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 289.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bircholt Franchise HalfHundred through time | Census tables with data for the Ancient District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10167759

Date accessed: 28th March 2024