Administrative unit

Leet of Merton Hundred

Ancient District

Preferred Name:
LEET OF MERTON
Unit Type:
Ancient District
Status:
Hundred
Date created:
by 1086
Date abolished:
early 17th Century
Unit ID:
12849771
Authorities:
L.F. Salzman (ed.), A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6 - Knightlow hundred (London: Victoria County History, 1951), p. 1-2.

Notes:

This was one of three earlier hundreds combined during C12th to form the 'sipesocha' of Knightlow, replaced by term 'hundred' at beginning of C13. However, the earlier hundreds continued to function as "leets" until end of C16. "Leet" implies some kind of unknown jurisdiction, but there is no evidence of extra courts.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
LEET OF MERTON Preferred English     L.F. Salzman (ed.), A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6 - Knightlow hundred (London: Victoria County History, 1951), p. 1-2.
MARTON Alternate English     L.F. Salzman (ed.), A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6 - Knightlow hundred (London: Victoria County History, 1951), p. 1-2.
MERTON Modernised English     Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)

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
WARWICKSHIRE Ancient County     Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
  was abolished to create KNIGHTLOW Hundred   Great Britain Historical GIS Project

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12849771

Date accessed: 29th March 2024